"talk through your hat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 胡说八道
• 乱说

Definition

好像很懂某事地讲话，实际上其实什么都不懂或只是胡说八道。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式且带有批评色彩的表达，用于指某人很自信地说错话或乱说。多在对方指手画脚、不靠谱时用。

Examples

Don't talk through your hat if you don't know the facts.

如果你不了解事实，就别**胡说八道**。

He always talks through his hat when it comes to science.

谈到科学时，他总是**胡说八道**。

Are you sure, or are you just talking through your hat?

你确定，还是只是在**胡说八道**？

I think you're talking through your hat—that's not how computers work at all.

我觉得你在**胡说八道**——电脑根本不是那样工作的。

She loves to sound clever, but half the time she's talking through her hat.

她喜欢装聪明，但有一半时间都在**胡说八道**。

You could tell he was talking through his hat by the way he avoided detailed questions.

从他回避详细问题的方式就能看出他在**胡说八道**。