"tattled" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打小報告
• 告密

Definition

向權威或大人告發某人做錯的事或祕密，通常指小孩之間互相告狀。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Tattled'是非正式用語，常用來形容小孩互相打小報告。與'報告'(中性)不同，“tattle”帶有負面含義，表示小事也去告狀。常見用法：'tattled on someone'。

Examples

She tattled to the teacher about her friend's mistake.

她向老師**打小報告**，揭發朋友的錯誤。

Tommy tattled on his brother for taking the cookies.

Tommy 因他哥哥拿了餅乾而**告密**。

The kids tattled because someone drew on the wall.

孩子們因有人在牆上畫畫而**打小報告**。

He always tattled when his sister broke the rules.

每次他妹妹違規，他總是**打小報告**。

Nobody liked that she tattled on her classmates for little things.

大家都不喜歡她為小事**打小報告**同學。

The teacher noticed who tattled, but didn’t say anything about it.

老師注意到是誰**打小報告**，但沒說什麼。