"bilgewater" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 艙底水
• 胡說八道（比喻用法）

Definition

Bilgewater 指的是船底積聚的髒水。在非正式語境裡，也可以指胡說八道、廢話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

本義常用於航海領域，指艙底水。比喻意義較少，表示“胡說八道”時多為書面或舊式口語。日常對話更常用“nonsense”等詞。

Examples

The sailors cleaned out the bilgewater every morning.

水手們每天早上都要清理**艙底水**。

There was a bad smell coming from the bilgewater.

有股難聞的味道從**艙底水**傳來。

He called my idea nothing but bilgewater.

他說我的想法純屬**胡說八道**。

Don’t listen to his story—it’s all bilgewater.

別聽他的故事，都是**胡說八道**。

After a week at sea, the smell of bilgewater was everywhere.

海上航行一週後，**艙底水**的味道到處都是。

All that political talk sounded like bilgewater to me.

那些政治講話對我來說就像是在講**胡說八道**。