court disaster
court disaster — 慣用語
1. to act in a way that makes a very bad outcome or serious failure almost certain
自找麻煩
明知有風險仍去做，可能招致嚴重後果
to act in a way that makes a very bad outcome or serious failure almost certain to happen
Keiko knew she was courting disaster by ignoring the warning signs at work.
Keiko 知道忽視工作中的警訊是在自找麻煩。
courting disaster + by + -ing (cause and effect)
Oluwaseun courted disaster when he drove through the flooded street at full speed.
Oluwaseun 全速駛過淹水的街道，根本是在自找麻煩。
You court disaster every time you lie to your doctor about your symptoms.
每次對醫生隱瞞病情，你都是在自找麻煩。
The minister is courting disaster by speaking publicly about the secret investigation.
部長公開談論秘密調查案，簡直是在自找麻煩。
Hana felt that quitting her job with no savings at all was courting disaster.
Hana 覺得在毫無積蓄的情況下辭職無疑是自找麻煩。
- tempt fate
more superstitious in tone; implies challenging luck or destiny
- play with fire
more colloquial; suggests the danger is obvious to everyone
- ask for trouble
more informal and conversational
- push one's luck
implies overconfidence or greed after already getting away with something
- play it safe
to avoid taking any risks
文法句型
court + disaster/danger/trouble
用法筆記
The noun 'disaster' can be replaced with other negative outcomes such as danger, trouble, controversy, or criticism. The verb 'court' here is unrelated to legal courts or romantic courting.