"yammering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喋喋不休
• 嘰嘰喳喳（令人煩躁的說話）

Definition

指不停地抱怨或嘰嘰喳喳地說話，通常讓人覺得很煩，多半是無關緊要的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，常帶負面語氣，多形容讓人煩躁的廢話或嘮叨。常配合 'stop'、'ignore' 等動詞。不適合正式場合。

Examples

The children kept yammering during the movie.

孩子們在電影期間一直**喋喋不休**。

I can't focus with all that yammering in the background.

背景的**喋喋不休**讓我無法專心。

He was yammering about his long day at work.

他一直在**喋喋不休**地講他工作有多累。

If your neighbor won’t stop yammering on the phone, you might need earplugs.

如果你的鄰居一直在電話裡**喋喋不休**，你可能需要耳塞了。

All that yammering in the meeting got us nowhere.

會議上的那些**喋喋不休**一點用處都沒有。

Sorry, was I yammering? Tell me to zip it next time!

不好意思，我是不是**一直在嘮叨**？下次記得叫我閉嘴！