"gluttons" in Chinese (Traditional)
暴食者貪喫的人
Definition
指喫得比需要還多或貪喫的人;也可指對某事物有極端渴望的人,比如工作或關注。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Gluttons”通常指暴飲暴食的人,也可比喻對某事異常渴望(如“a glutton for punishment”)。語氣偏中性或負面,並非讚美;不要與“gourmet”(美食家)混淆。
Examples
Some people are real gluttons at holiday dinners.
有些人在節日聚餐時是真正的**暴食者**。
The buffet attracts many gluttons every weekend.
自助餐每個週末都會吸引許多**貪喫的人**。
Children can be little gluttons when there is cake.
有蛋糕時,孩子們會變成小**貪喫的人**。
Those two are absolute gluttons—they never stop eating at parties.
那兩個人簡直是**暴食者**——在派對上一直喫個不停。
Some people are gluttons for punishment and take on impossible jobs.
有些人簡直是喫苦的**貪喫者**,總是接下不可能完成的工作。
We're not gluttons—we just really love good food!
我們不是**貪喫的人**,只是非常喜歡好喫的東西!