"spitballs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 纸团（用口水做的）

Definition

用嘴嚼湿后、用吸管或嘴巴射出的纸团，常作为恶作剧或玩笑在学校里出现。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于学校、非正式场合，描述孩子顽皮的行为。常用复数。不应与棒球中的“spitball”（违规投球）混淆。

Examples

The students made spitballs during class.

学生们在课堂上做了**纸团**。

Please do not throw spitballs at your classmates.

请不要向同学扔**纸团**。

He got in trouble for shooting spitballs in the hallway.

他因为在走廊里射**纸团**被批评了。

Back in school, we used to have contests to see who could launch spitballs the farthest.

上学时，我们会比赛谁能把**纸团**射得更远。

Teachers are always on the lookout for flying spitballs during boring lectures.

老师们在无聊的课程中总是警惕飞来的**纸团**。

It took ages to clean all the sticky spitballs off the ceiling after the party.

聚会后花了好长时间才把天花板上的粘性**纸团**清理干净。