"not touch with a barge pole" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 避之唯恐不及
• 連棒子都不碰

Definition

這個表達意思是完全避開某事或某人，因為你覺得它不好、不愉快或有風險。表示一點也不想接觸。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

為英式英語的口語說法，美國說法是 'wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole'。用於形容極欲避之不及的事物或人，可以是實體也可以是抽象的事。

Examples

I would not touch that with a barge pole.

我**避之唯恐不及**。

Most people would not touch that job with a barge pole.

大多數人都**連棒子都不碰那份工作**。

She said she would not touch the offer with a barge pole.

她說她**連棒子都不碰那個提議**。

Honestly, I wouldn't touch that investment with a barge pole.

說真的，我**避開那個投資都來不及**。

My friends wouldn’t touch online dating with a barge pole after their last experience.

有了上次的經歷，我的朋友們**避開網上約會都來不及**。

After that scandal, no one would touch his company with a barge pole.

那場醜聞後，沒有人**願意碰他的公司**。