"like a bump on a log" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 像木頭樁子一樣
• 像個木頭人

Definition

指毫無動作、參與或幫助，像一個完全靜止的物體一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬口語表達，帶有輕微批評語氣，形容不參與、不幫忙的狀態，常於要求他人積極時用。

Examples

He just sat like a bump on a log while everyone else was working.

大家都在工作時，他只是**像木頭樁子一樣**坐著。

Don't just stand there like a bump on a log—help me!

別**像木頭樁子一樣**站著，幫幫我！

She was like a bump on a log at the party, never talking to anyone.

她在聚會上**像個木頭人一樣**，從不與人說話。

You can't just sit there like a bump on a log when we need your input.

我們需要你發表意見時，你不能就**像木頭樁子一樣**坐著不動。

When Tom met his girlfriend's parents, he was so nervous he was like a bump on a log.

湯姆見女朋友父母時太緊張，整個人**像木頭樁子一樣**。

Honestly, I felt like a bump on a log during that meeting—nobody listened to me.

說實話，在那場會議上我真的**像木頭樁子一樣**——沒有人聽我說話。