"big talk" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大話
• 吹牛

Definition

自信或誇大的言詞，常指能力或計劃，但未必付諸行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Big talk' 是非正式的，常帶有誇大或逞強的意味，有時用來挑戰某人是否真的會做。常見短語如『只是大話』、『光說不做』。不是指真的談論什麼巨大的事情。

Examples

After all that big talk, he couldn't even finish the project.

說了那麼多**大話**，結果項目都做不完。

That was a lot of big talk for someone who's never tried it before.

對於一個從沒嘗試過的人來說，那可真是太多**吹牛**了。

All his promises were just big talk.

他所有的承諾都只是**大話**。

Don't believe her big talk about winning the competition.

別相信她要贏比賽的**大話**。

He is all big talk, but never helps out.

他光會**吹牛**，從不幫忙。

You hear a lot of big talk in politics, but not much changes.

在政治裡常聽到很多**大話**，但變化不大。