"gasbag" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 話癆
• 大嘴巴

Definition

“Gasbag” 是用來形容特別愛說話的人，通常帶有貶義，指喜歡自吹自擂或讓人厭煩的人。字面意思也是裝有氣體的袋子，但這個用法很少見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

很口語化，稍帶貶義，用於批評特別愛說話、自以為是的人，較常見於英式和澳洲英語。正式場合不宜用，有時朋友間可開玩笑用。

Examples

My uncle is such a gasbag at family dinners.

我叔叔在家庭聚餐時真是個**話癆**。

Don't be a gasbag during the meeting, please.

請在會議上別當**話癆**。

Everyone avoided the gasbag at the party.

在派對上大家都躲那個**話癆**。

He's a real gasbag—once he starts, he never stops talking.

他真是個**話癆**，一開口就停不下來。

I left early because the boss turned into a gasbag again.

我提早走了，因為老闆又變成**話癆**了。

You don't want to get stuck next to the office gasbag at lunch.

你可不想午餐時坐在辦公室那個**話癆**旁邊。