"freeloading" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蹭喫蹭喝
• 喫白食

Definition

『Freeloading』指的是不給予任何回報而接受食物、錢或住宿，通常依靠他人來滿足自己的需求。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式且略帶負面評價，形容經常依賴他人並不做出回報的人。常見用法如“freeloading off someone”。不適用於朋友間偶爾的互助。

Examples

He lost his job and started freeloading at his friend's house.

他失業後開始在朋友家**蹭喫蹭喝**。

Freeloading is not fair to people who always help you.

**蹭喫蹭喝** 對那些總是幫助你的人來說是不公平的。

Some people think college students are always freeloading.

有些人認為大學生總是在**蹭喫蹭喝**。

Stop freeloading off your parents and get a job.

別再向你父母**蹭喫蹭喝**了，去找份工作吧。

Everyone knows he's freeloading, but no one says anything.

大家都知道他在**蹭喫蹭喝**，但沒人說什麼。

The party was full of freeloading guests who didn’t even bring a drink.

聚會裡全是**蹭喫蹭喝**的客人，連飲料都沒帶。