翻天 fāntiān verb ① (指吵闹) be wild ▸ 因薪水问题与资方吵翻了天 kick up a big fuss with the management over pay ▸ 那些捣蛋的孩子在教室闹翻天了。 The naughty children threw the classroom into turmoil. ② figurative (指造反) overthrow the government ▸ 想翻天不成? Are you wanting to stage a rebellion? |