a rotten apple

释义

1. 带来恶劣影响的人；害群之马

   one bad person who has a bad effect on others in a group

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• Pick up those rotten apples.The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2009
• If you're afraid of getting a rotten apple, don't go to the barrel.The Untouchables1987
• if we allowed a few rotten apples...The Godfather Part II1974
• You seem to be trying to fill mine with rotten apples.North by Northwest1959
• That's not the point. Four rotten apples in a barrel, however large the barrel...The Apartment1960

在完整场景里学

• 桃色公寓1960
  • 打电话帮上司换公寓：throw a monkey wrench（打乱计划）
  • 上司拿票换钥匙：out of hand（失控）
  • 散场后大厅聊到档案：go to waste（白白浪费掉）