"bilgewater" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 舱底水
• 胡说八道（比喻用法）

Definition

Bilgewater 是指船底积聚的污水。非正式用法中，也可以指胡说八道或废话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

本义多用于航海领域，表示船底的污水。比喻用法较少见，表示“胡说八道”时多为书面语或老派口语。日常对话一般更多用“nonsense”。

Examples

The sailors cleaned out the bilgewater every morning.

水手们每天早上都要清理**舱底水**。

There was a bad smell coming from the bilgewater.

有股难闻的味道从**舱底水**传来。

He called my idea nothing but bilgewater.

他说我的想法纯属**胡说八道**。

Don’t listen to his story—it’s all bilgewater.

别听他的故事，都是**胡说八道**。

After a week at sea, the smell of bilgewater was everywhere.

海上航行一周后，**舱底水**的味道到处都是。

All that political talk sounded like bilgewater to me.

那些政治讲话对我来说就像是在讲**胡说八道**。