"yammer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喋喋不休地抱怨
• 絮絮叨叨

Definition

持續地以抱怨或令人煩惱的方式說話，通常是關於無關緊要的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，有點老派。常形容有人一直不斷抱怨或唸叨，常與 'on' 連用（如 'yammer on'）。比'whine'更嘈雜或重複。

Examples

They started to yammer as soon as the meeting got boring.

一開會無聊，他們就開始**喋喋不休**。

I can't get any work done with you yammering on like that.

你這樣一直**喋喋不休**，我什麼事都做不了。

The kids yammer about being bored every day.

孩子們每天都在**喋喋不休**地說無聊。

Please stop yammering; I can't think.

請不要再**喋喋不休**了，我沒辦法思考。

She yammered on about her day for hours.

她**喋喋不休**地講了她今天的事情好幾個小時。

Every time something goes wrong, he just yammers instead of helping.

每次出問題，他只是**喋喋不休**，不幫忙。