"pipe up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 突然开口

Definition

突然开始说话，通常指之前一直沉默或没有参与对话的人突然插话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式用语，形容某人突然插话或开始讲话，常带有意外或打断的意味。与管子或音乐无关。

Examples

Suddenly, Tim piped up with a question.

突然，蒂姆**突然开口**问了一个问题。

The quiet student finally piped up in class.

那个安静的学生终于在课堂上**突然开口**说话。

No one spoke until Jane piped up with her idea.

没人说话，直到简**突然开口**说出她的想法。

I was about to leave when Sam piped up and asked for help.

我正要离开，这时萨姆**突然开口**请求帮助。

Someone in the back piped up with, "Do we get a lunch break?"

后排有人**突然开口**问：“我们有午休吗？”

Nobody was saying anything until Mia piped up, breaking the silence.

大家都不说话，直到米娅**突然开口**打破沉默。