Question

put sand in the wheels是什么意思

Answer 1

put sand in the wheels
na.捣乱
暗中破坏；妨碍
例句筛选
1.
Hi, you should not have driven the children away, for they were not toput sand in the wheels.
嗨，你不应该把那些孩子赶跑的，不是来捣乱的。

2.
These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more thantariffs , that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.
这些天，不同国家标准的争论已经妨碍了富有国家间的交易，这远远大于关税（的影响）。