"gather dust" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 積灰
• 被閒置

Definition

長時間不用，導致上面積滿灰塵。也常用來比喻某物被忽視或擱置不用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬非正式用語，多用於批評或遺憾等語境，常指東西、想法、計畫，不用於人身上。常用搭配“let something gather dust”，多為比喻用法。

Examples

The old books have been gathering dust on the shelf for years.

這些舊書在書架上**積灰**好多年了。

My bicycle is just gathering dust in the garage.

我的自行車只是被放在車庫裡**積灰**。

The trophy started to gather dust after I stopped playing sports.

我停止運動後，那個獎杯開始**積灰**了。

That old guitar of mine has just been gathering dust since I moved in.

我那把舊吉他自從搬來後就一直在**積灰**。

I bought a bread maker, but honestly, it just gathers dust in my kitchen.

我買了個麵包機，但說實話，它只是在廚房裡**積灰**。

We had so many plans for that app, but now it's just gathering dust.

我們曾經對那個應用有很多計劃，但現在它只是**被擱置著積灰**。