"wake the dead" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 吵醒死人

Definition

形容非常吵鬧，吵到連死人都會被吵醒。用於聲音、音樂或講話聲非常大。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一種幽默又誇張的俚語，只能形容很大聲的噪音，請勿當成字面意思。多用於抱怨或形容噪音，不用於真的叫醒。

Examples

The thunder last night was loud enough to wake the dead.

昨晚的雷聲大到足以**吵醒死人**。

His snoring could wake the dead.

他的打鼾聲能**吵醒死人**。

That alarm clock is loud enough to wake the dead.

那個鬧鐘響到足以**吵醒死人**。

Turn the music down! It's enough to wake the dead.

把音樂調小一點！都要**吵醒死人**了。

She laughed so loudly, she could wake the dead.

她笑得太大聲，真的能**吵醒死人**。

This party is so crazy—it could wake the dead!

這場派對太瘋狂了，簡直能**吵醒死人**！