"to high heaven" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 極其
• 非常

Definition

用來強調某事做到極致或感受到非常強烈的程度，經常達到難以承受的地步。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於文學或誇張用語，常用在 'smell', 'praise', 'complain', 'stink' 等動詞後強調語氣，表示極端程度。多見於書面或正式語境，口語中不常用。

Examples

The garbage stinks to high heaven.

垃圾**臭得極其厲害**。

She complained to high heaven about the noise.

她**極其**抱怨噪音。

The flowers smell to high heaven in spring.

春天花朵的香味**極其濃烈**。

He praised her cooking to high heaven at the party.

他在聚會上把她做的菜**誇得極其厲害**。

Those socks reek to high heaven after your workout.

你的襪子健身後**臭得極其厲害**。

She complained about the slow Wi-Fi to high heaven, but nothing changed.

她**極其**抱怨慢的Wi-Fi，但還是沒變。