"bilges" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 艙底 (船)
• 胡言亂語 (比喻，非正式)

Definition

「艙底」指的是船隻最底下的部分，經常有積水。在非正式語境下，「bilge」也指胡言亂語或無稽之談。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於航海場合，指的是船的底部。英式英語中「bilge」也作比喻用，意指胡說八道。注意分辨技術詞和比喻義。

Examples

The engineer checked the bilges for water every morning.

工程師每天早上都檢查**艙底**是否積水。

Water collects in the bilges during a long trip.

長途航行時，**艙底**會積水。

The crew cleaned the bilges after docking.

船員在靠岸後清理了**艙底**。

Don’t listen to his story; it’s pure bilges.

別理會他的故事，根本是**胡言亂語**。

When the bilges aren’t pumped out, the air gets really bad down there.

如果不把**艙底**抽乾，下面的空氣會變得很糟。

He always talks bilges when he’s nervous.

他緊張時總是說**胡言亂語**。