"your eyes are bigger than your stomach" in Chinese (Simplified)

眼大肚子小

Definition

这个表达用来形容某人拿或点的食物比实际可以吃下的还多。

这是一个非正式且带幽默感的说法，常对孩子或家庭聚餐时用。主要用来说食物过多，也可泛指其他欲望。中文有近义俗语，但表达方式不同。

Don't order more; your eyes are bigger than your stomach.

别再点了；**眼大肚子小**。

She couldn't finish her meal—her eyes were bigger than her stomach.

她没吃完饭—**眼大肚子小**。

Be careful at the buffet. Sometimes, your eyes are bigger than your stomach.

在自助餐要小心。有时**眼大肚子小**。

Wow, you took three slices of cake—your eyes are definitely bigger than your stomach!

哇，你拿了三块蛋糕—**你肯定是眼大肚子小**！

Every time we go out to eat, your eyes are bigger than your stomach and you leave food.

我们每次出去吃饭，**你的眼大肚子小**，总留着没吃完的东西。

I guess my eyes were bigger than my stomach—I can't eat another bite!

看来**我眼大肚子小**—一口都吃不下了！