"play about" in Chinese (Traditional)
胡鬧玩耍不認真做某事
Definition
以頑皮、輕率或不嚴肅的方式行事,常指浪費時間或逃避應做的事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Play about” 是非正式用語,常見於英式英語,意思如“胡鬧”或“不認真”。美式英文一般用“play around”。用於形容大人或小孩不認真時。
Examples
The children like to play about in the garden.
孩子們喜歡在花園裡**玩耍**。
Don’t play about with my phone.
別**胡鬧**我的手機。
We shouldn’t play about in class.
我們在課堂上不該**胡鬧**。
Stop playing about and help me with the chores.
別再**胡鬧**了,幫我做家務吧。
They spent the whole afternoon just playing about instead of working.
他們整個下午都在**胡鬧**,沒有做事。
If you keep playing about, you’ll never finish your homework.
你一直**胡鬧**,功課就做不完。