She dropped a clanger when she mentioned his ex - wife.是什么意思？

She dropped a clanger when she mentioned his ex - wife.

当她提到他的前妻时,真是哪壶不开提那壶.

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

dropped

v. 落下（ drop的过去式和过去分词 ），降低，减少；

例句
He dropped his sausage on the pavement and someone's dog ate it, mustard and all.
他把香肠丢在人行道上，不知是谁家的狗将香肠甚至连带芥末都吃个了精光。

clanger

n. <英，非正>失言，失

例句
She dropped a clanger when she mentioned the broken window.
她提到打碎的窗子时说得真不是时候.

when

adv. 什么时候，（用于时间的表达方式之后）在那时，其时，当时；conj. 在…时，既然，如果；pron. 什么时候，那时；n. 时间，时候，日期，场合；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

mentioned

v. 提到( mention的过去式和过去分词 )，说起，提名表扬，传令嘉奖；

例句
They appear to rule out some of the ideas that have been mentioned — banding the tax so higher earners would pay more.
他们看来要剔除其中提到的一些想法——如把税率分档，使收入越高，缴得越多。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

ex

n. <口>前妻或前夫，以前的男朋友或女朋友；prep. 不包括，除…之外；

例句
His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.
他的 前妻 在诉讼中要求提高赡养费.

wife

n. 妻子，太太，夫人，老婆，已婚妇女；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。