"bilges" in Chinese (Simplified)
舱底 (船)胡言乱语 (比喻,非正式)
Definition
‘舱底’是指船或船只内部最低的部分,常积水。在非正式用法中,‘bilge’还能表示胡言乱语。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于航海领域,指船只底部。英国英语中“bilge”亦可指胡言乱语。要区分船只部位和比喻义。
Examples
The engineer checked the bilges for water every morning.
工程师每天早上都检查**舱底**有无积水。
Water collects in the bilges during a long trip.
长途航行时**舱底**会积水。
The crew cleaned the bilges after docking.
船员在靠岸后清理了**舱底**。
Don’t listen to his story; it’s pure bilges.
别听他那些故事,完全是**胡言乱语**。
When the bilges aren’t pumped out, the air gets really bad down there.
如果不把**舱底**抽干,舱底空气会非常难闻。
He always talks bilges when he’s nervous.
他紧张时总是说**胡言乱语**。