"whitter" in Chinese (Traditional)
(無對應翻譯;罕見英文俚語)
Definition
“Whitter” 是極為罕見的英語方言動詞,表示閒聊或說廢話,通常內容不重要。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
極為罕見的方言詞語,只在英格蘭北部或古英文文獻中見到,現代英語幾乎不用。意思接近 “chatter” 或 “babble”,但幾乎沒人會說。
Examples
The children whitter all afternoon in the playground.
孩子們整個下午都在操場上**閒聊**。
Grandpa sometimes whitters about the old days.
爺爺有時會**碎碎唸**以前的日子。
She dislikes it when people whitter during meetings.
她不喜歡有人在會議中**亂講話**。
He tends to whitter on instead of getting to the point.
他老愛**不停地講**,不進入重點。
Stop whittering and tell me what happened!
別再**碎碎唸**了,快告訴我發生了什麼!
They were whittering away about nothing important when I walked in.
我進來時,他們正**聊些無關痛癢的事情**。