"claptrap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 胡言乱语
• 空洞的话

Definition

听起来很了不起但其实毫无意义或愚蠢的话，尤其用来让人印象深刻的废话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于批评别人说话空洞或自夸，既可正式也可非正式，比如'political claptrap'（政治空话）。不能用来说实物。

Examples

Don't believe all that claptrap on TV.

别相信电视上那些**胡言乱语**。

His speech was full of claptrap.

他的演讲里全是**空洞的话**。

She ignored his claptrap and kept working.

她无视了他的**胡言乱语**，继续工作。

That's just political claptrap, nothing more.

那只是政治上的**空话**，没别的。

All that fancy talk was pure claptrap to impress the crowd.

那些花里胡哨的话全是用来取悦观众的**胡言乱语**。

You don't have to listen to his claptrap if it annoys you.

如果他的**胡言乱语**让你烦，你不必听。