raise hell1 informal not polite to protest strongly and angrily about a situation 大吵大闹raise hell• The kids can go in the den and raise hell without bothering us.• It raises hell across the land.• Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper.• They raised hell for three weeks. 2 informal to complain in a very angry way about something you think is not acceptable 大吵大闹,抱怨 I’ll raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess. 不管是谁惹下这麻烦,我都跟他没完。
raise hell• It raises hell across the land.• They raised hell for three weeks.• Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper.
3 especially American EnglishAmE to behave in a wild, noisy way that upsets other people 喧闹 The kids next door were raising hell last night. 隔壁那些孩子昨天夜里闹翻天了。
raise hell/Cain• It raises hell across the land.• He spent his teenage years raising hell and stealing cars.• They raised hell for three weeks.• Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper.