hornet's nest

剑桥词典

a very difficult or unpleasant situation , especially in which a lot of people get very angry and complain
（尤指引起公愤的）麻烦，困境
His remarks about the lack of good women tennis players stirred up a (real ) hornet's nest . 他那番关于缺少优秀女子网球选手的言论可真是捅了马蜂窝。 返回 hornet's nest