"mooching" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 白喫白喝
• 佔便宜

Definition

“白喫白喝”指的是不付錢地向他人索取食物、錢等，或者依賴別人取得自己應該提供的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、帶微負面語氣的用法。例如“mooching off friends”指經常向朋友索要東西。這和偷竊不同，是明裡要或暗示。朋友之間偶爾可以，但經常這樣會讓人覺得不禮貌。

Examples

He is always mooching lunch from his coworkers.

他總是在同事那裡**白喫白喝**午餐。

Stop mooching off your parents and find a job.

別再**啃老**了，去找份工作吧。

She got tired of her friend mooching rides every day.

她厭倦了她朋友每天**蹭車**。

Are you mooching again, or did you actually bring your own lunch this time?

你又在**蹭飯**嗎？還是這次真的帶了自己的午餐？

His mooching was funny at first, but now everyone is annoyed.

他一開始的**佔便宜**還挺有趣的，現在大家都煩了。

If you keep mooching drinks at parties, people might stop inviting you.

如果你在派對上總是**蹭酒喝**，大家可能就不請你了。