Few are willing to stick their heads above the parapet and complain publicly for fear of angering the government. 但由于担心激怒政府,因此,极少有人愿意公开表示不满。
He lost his 1999 re-election bid after angering his hardline supporters by agreeing to withdraw in stages from 13 percent of Israeli-occupied lands. 他1999年寻求连任失败就是因为他同意分阶段从百分之13的以色列占领领土上撤退,这激怒了强硬派的支持者。
Some Chinese travel agencies have cancelled group trips to Malaysia and stopped promoting cut-price tickets for fear of angering customers. 有些中国的旅行社因为担心顾客生气,已经取消了到马来西亚的团体旅行,并且已经停止了对廉价机票的促销。
Although he owned slaves, he took a moderate stance on the territorial expansion of slavery, angering fellow Southerners. 虽然他自己也有奴隶,但是他对奴隶土地扩张始终保持中立姿态,惹恼了南方人。
Locked up in the Tower after angering the King-the Doctor conspicuously escapes almost certain execution: in short, he escapes certain death. 激怒国王后被关在塔里:博士明显逃脱了几乎确定的制裁,总的来说,他逃脱了确定无疑的死亡。
I have a gift for angering princes. 我还有份礼物送给怒头上的王子。
Analysts saw the move as highlighting Saudi Arabia's increasing assertiveness within the cartel, which comes as Riyadh is also stepping up its political activity in the Middle East, even at the risk of angering the US, its major western ally. 分析师认为,欧佩克此举突显出沙特阿拉伯在该组织内部日益增强的自信心,与此同时,沙特政府正加强其在中东的政治活动,尽管这有可能惹恼其西方主要盟国:美国。
Governments seeking to dial back costly subsidies risk angering their populaces. 一些国家政府试图下调高昂的补贴,但却有可能激怒民众。
The central government formally decided about four years ago to impose a tax on fuel but has consistently delayed its application for fear of angering volatile consumers, such as taxi drivers, and poorer users of diesel, like farmers. 中央政府大约四年前正式决定设立燃油税。但由于担心惹恼情绪不稳定的消费者(如出租车司机以及农民等较贫穷的柴油用户),其实施时间一拖再拖。
Their names, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, cunningly combine to spell the word "Reunion", angering an opposition already complaining that the black-and-white ambassadors did not come accompanied by the requisite export papers. 两只大熊猫的名字分别是团团和圆圆,合在一起巧妙地构成“团圆”,这激起了反对人士的愤怒,他们本来就在抱怨,这两只大熊猫赴台没有携带必需的出口许可证文件。
His remarks risk angering staff outside London. 他的言论可能会激怒伦敦以外的德银员工。
The audience would roar with laughter, angering the magician, but he couldn't do anything since it was the captain's prized parrot. 观众会哄堂大笑,而这让魔术师很生气,但他又无可奈何,因为它是船长珍爱的鹦鹉。
He picked Aphrodite, thus angering Athena and Hera. 他选择了阿佛洛狄忒,却因此引起了雅典娜和赫拉的不满。
Much of the guild masters'time here is actually spent focused on diplomacy, ensuring the guild plays the game of working for opposing masters without angering them. 行会中间谍大师们多数时间实际上是在研究外交动态,以保证行会成员为不同国家效力而不致引起利益冲突。
Governments had not raised their pay for fear of angering voters. 政府因为害怕会激怒选民,一直没有给他们加薪。
Do you notice your partner walking on eggshells for fear of angering you? 你有没有注意到因为害怕令你生气而如履薄冰?
But the strategy is angering those in the northern suburbs, where neighbourhoods are filling up with water as the sluice gates remain closed. 但是对策激怒了北部郊区的人们,邻近地区饱受洪水困扰,闸门依然保持关闭。
Indian outsourcing companies, who are among the biggest users of the scheme, have been criticised for exploiting the system, angering the Indian government and the companies themselves, who say their workers make us companies more competitive. 作为该计划最大的用家之一,印度的外包公司因利用这一签证体系而受到外界的批评,这令印度政府和公司本身都感到愤怒,他们表示,印度的工人正在使美国公司更具竞争力。
But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Yahoo's employees. 但这并不是微软的通常做法,并且有可能激怒雅虎的员工。