loose cannon

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  • n.我行我素的人；难以控制的人；不按常理出牌的人
  • Web松动的大炮；我行我素不顾后果的人；混沌加农炮
Plural Form：loose cannons  

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Loose cannon
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1.
大炮（指举止无法预料的知名人士）a person, usually a public figure, who often behaves in a way that nobody can predict

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1.
Don't argue with him after he drinks too many beers. He is a loose cannon when he is drunk.
他灌饱了啤酒时不要跟他争论。他喝醉了就像个松动的大炮。
tā guàn bǎo le pí jiǔ shí bú yào gēn tā zhēng lùn 。 tā hē zuì le jiù xiàng gè sōng dòng de dà pào 。
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2.
In fact they were totally livid, of course, and considered her a dangerous, loose cannon.
事实上，他们完全是怨气冲天，当然，她视为一种危险的，松散的大炮。
shì shí shàng , tā men wán quán shì yuàn qì chōng tiān , dāng rán , tā shì wéi yī zhǒng wēi xiǎn de , sōng sǎn de dà pào 。
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President Herbert Hoover said credit advanced to other countries would be "a loose cannon on the deck" .
胡佛总统（HerbertHoover）表示，向其它国家提供的信贷就像是乱放炮。
hú fó zǒng tǒng ( HerbertHoover ) biǎo shì , xiàng qí tā guó jiā tí gōng de xìn dài jiù xiàng shì luàn fàng pào 。
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4.
Arab elites came to view him as a loose cannon and a dangerous crank.
阿拉伯的精英逐渐把他看成一个大炮简子和危险的怪人。
ā lā bó de jīng yīng zhú jiàn bǎ tā kàn chéng yī gè dà pào jiǎn zǐ hé wēi xiǎn de guài rén 。
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5.
Don't let Peter convince you to join his crazy scheme. He's really a loose cannon.
别让皮特说服你加入他疯狂的计划，他这个人一向不按常理出牌。
bié ràng pí tè shuō fú nǐ jiā rù tā fēng kuáng de jì huà , tā zhè gè rén yí xiàng bù àn cháng lǐ chū pái 。
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6.
In business decisions, your CEO should be decisive, but never a loose cannon.
在商业决策中，你的CEO应该有决定权，但不应是一个松散的大炮。
zài shāng yè jué cè zhōng , nǐ de CEO yīng gāi yǒu jué dìng quán , dàn bù yīng shì yī gè sōng sǎn de dà pào 。
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7.
From the threat posed by loose cannon rolling about a warship under sail.
源于战舰帆下滚动的有轮大炮所构成的威胁，
yuán yú zhàn jiàn fān xià gǔn dòng de yǒu lún dà pào suǒ gòu chéng de wēi xié ,
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8.
Lorenzo? Well, he certainly likes to push the envelope, but he's also a loose cannon.
洛伦索？当然他不会墨守陈规，但是也不好管理。
luò lún suǒ ? dāng rán tā bú huì mò shǒu chén guī , dàn shì yě bù hǎo guǎn lǐ 。
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9.
It's from the mayor. You're a loose cannon. You destroyed a city block! He fired first.
市长这么说的。你是门散漫的加农炮。你毁了一个街区！是他先开枪的。
shì zhǎng zhè me shuō de 。 nǐ shì mén sǎn màn de jiā nóng pào 。 nǐ huǐ le yī gè jiē qū ! shì tā xiān kāi qiāng de 。
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10.
He may be a loose cannon, but he knows how to make things epic! '
他或许很跋扈，但是他知道怎么把事情做的史诗一半！
tā huò xǔ hěn bá hù , dàn shì tā zhī dào zěn me bǎ shì qíng zuò de shǐ shī yí bàn !
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