"jinks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嬉鬧
• 惡作劇

Definition

「Jinks」指熱鬧、淘氣或頑皮的活動，常在開玩笑或充滿活力的娛樂中出現。常用在「high jinks」這個短語裡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Jinks」多用於「high jinks」片語中，單獨用很少。形容吵鬧、活潑的惡作劇或團體娛樂。不要與「jinx」（厄運）混淆。多見於文學或正式場合，日常會話少見。

Examples

The children were full of jinks at the birthday party.

孩子們在生日派對上充滿了**嬉鬧**。

They got into jinks after school.

他們放學後鬧起了**惡作劇**。

Laughter and jinks could be heard from the next room.

隔壁房間傳來笑聲和**嬉鬧**。

There was a lot of jinks going on at the office party last night.

昨晚公司派對上有許多**嬉鬧**。

After a bit of jinks, everyone settled down to work.

一番**嬉鬧**過後，大家都安靜下來工作了。

He’s always up for some jinks when there’s a party.

有派對時，他總愛來點**嬉鬧**。