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一石激起千层浪

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好像是一石激起千层浪
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这个事件一石激起千层浪
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顿时一石激起千层浪

Definition

一石激起千层浪:

Literally means:

tossed stone raises a thousand ripples

Actually means:

A stone tossed into a placid river will raise numerous ripples.

It figuratively means that a word, an act or an incident can cause great repercussions; a trifle may evoke great turbulence.

块石头丢进平静的河水里,会泛起很多水波。

比喻一句话,一个举动或一个事件引起巨大的反响。书面语。

Example

Used as a minor sentence or as predicate. (作小句、谓语)
1
shí
一石
激起
qiāncéng
千层
làng
  
,
màidiào
卖掉
chē
汽车
mǎi
diànnǎo
电脑
gěi
shāncūn
山村
xiǎoxué
小学
de
xiāoxi
消息
chuánchū
传出
hòu
以后
  
,
duō
许多
rén
fēnfēn
纷纷
xiàng
pínkùn
贫困
de
xiǎoxué
小学
juān
sòng
le
jiàoxué
教学
shèbèi
设备
  

A stone stirred up a thousand waves, he sold his car to buy a computer to the village primary school news, many people have also donated teaching equipment to poor primary schools.

2
qiú
足球
xiéhuì
协会
chǔ
处罚
mǒu
某个
qiúyuán
球员
de
juédìng
决定
gōng
公布
  
,
dùnshí
顿时
shí
激起
qiāncéng
千层
làng
  
,
各个
俱乐部
立即
zuōchū
作出
le
tóng
不同
de
fǎnyìng
反应
  

As soon as the Football Association's decision to punish a player was announced, a stone caused a thousand waves and clubs reacted differently.

3
911
911
shìjiàn
事件
shí
激起
qiāncénglàng
千层浪
  
,
shìjiè
世界
guó
各国
rénmín
人民
立即
xiān
掀起
le
qiǎn
谴责
fǎnduì
反对
kǒng
恐怖
zhǔ
主义
de
làngcháo
浪潮
  

The events of September 11th stirred up a thousand waves, and the peoples of the world immediately set off a wave of condemnation and opposition to terrorism.