spanner in the works

基本解释

If nothing had happened, it really would have been a spanner in the works for the whole theory.
如果什麽事情都沒有發生，整個理論研究就會陷入癱瘓。
I’m talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day.
我說的是會給你帶來麻煩，讓你爲任何小事情惱火，也可能破壞你非常美好的一天的那種心情。
But the NDRC threw a spanner in the works, arguing that it should be the entity responsible for approving the bid rather than the Ministry of Commerce.
但是國家發改委從中作梗，辯稱應該是企業對批準這個提議負責，而不是商務部。

If true, that is a spanner in the works for those designing quantum gravity.
ECONOMIST: Planck-scale physics
But now members of the European Parliament have thrown a spanner in the works.
ECONOMIST: EU takeover rules