Make a splash

法国总统马克龙说欧洲不排除向乌克兰派援兵，一时舆论大哗。请看本报昨日的评论：

French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement that nothing was ruled out at a summit of Western countries on the Ukraine crisis, including sending European troops to Ukraine, has made a splash around the world.

Other key members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, quickly threw cold water on the idea.

报道中的make a splash就是“引起巨大关注”。例如：

The news of her arrest made a huge splash.

她被捕的新闻引发了巨大关注。