"ring off the hook" in Chinese (Traditional)

• （電話）響個不停
• 打個不停

Definition

如果電話“響個不停”，意思是有很多人同時打電話來，電話一直在響。通常用於某地或某人接到大量電話時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是口語習語，常見於商業或忙碌情境，只能形容電話，表示來電太多應接不暇，不能用於門鈴或其他提示。常見用法：'the phone was ringing off the hook'。

Examples

The phone started to ring off the hook after the big sale was announced.

宣佈大促銷後，電話就**響個不停**。

Our customer service lines ring off the hook during lunch time.

午餐時間我們的客服熱線**響個不停**。

After the ad aired, their phones rang off the hook all night.

廣告播出後，他們的電話**整晚響個不停**。

Ever since the news broke, our phones have been ringing off the hook.

消息傳出後，我們的電話**一直響個不停**。

When concert tickets went on sale, their line was ringing off the hook for hours.

音樂會門票開售時，他們的電話**幾個小時都響個不停**。

I've barely had time to breathe—my phone's been ringing off the hook all day!

我幾乎沒時間喘口氣——我的電話**整天都在響個不停**！