搅局

disrupt, spoil things

verb Rare #28,967
disrupt, spoil things Often implies deliberately interfering in a situation or someone else’s plans.
CH: 别在别人谈话时搅局。
EN: Don’t disrupt other people’s conversation.

这个混蛋,偏偏这时候来搅局

That bastard just had to show up and ruin everything at a time like this.

— 天空之城 (1986)

有些人就是爱搅局

Some people just love to stir things up.

— 小偷 (1997)

好不容易谈个靠谱的恋爱怎么就又他妈的出来搅局

I finally managed to get into a decent relationship, so why the fuck does he have to come in and mess it up again?

— 后来的我们 (2018)

专来搅局的!

You’re just here to stir things up!

— 色‧戒 (2007)