cause trouble

基本解释

An occasional short ride is unlikely to cause trouble.
偶尔一次短途骑车不大可能造成麻烦。
The real question is this: What happens if we try to cause trouble?
实际的问题是：如果我们企图制造麻烦，会发生什么情况呢？
And most of the funds know that if they cause trouble, people in Washington will soon get to hear about it.
同时，大多数主权财富基金都清楚，如果它们引起了麻烦，华盛顿的高层会马上知道。

Witnesses told how Confederate supporters reportedly planned to cause trouble in the North.
So the Romans, for example, outlawed volunteer fire departments, in local places, because they were afraid that volunteer fire departments could be a place where locals, especially maybe lower-class locals, could get together and then start gossiping about what they could do to cause trouble for the Romans.
所以罗马人会，比如，会驱逐当地志愿消防部门，因为他们担心志愿消防部门,会成为当地人，尤其是下层阶级集会的场所，在那谋划如何,给罗马人制造麻烦。
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He asked questions which he knew would cause trouble for Douglas.

The one point where it's internationally competitive, is in its ability to militarily cause trouble.
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