"motormouth" in Chinese (Traditional)
話匣子說話很多的人
Definition
說話很多又很快的人,常常讓別人覺得難以插話或有點煩。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「motormouth」是非正式用語,常帶有戲謔或輕微貶義。在社交場合形容說話特別多又快的人,與「chatterbox」類似,但「motormouth」更強調快且難以插話。正式場合不適用。
Examples
Tom is such a motormouth; he never stops talking in class.
湯姆真是個**話匣子**,在課堂上從不停嘴。
She was called a motormouth by her friends because she talked so much at lunch.
她的朋友因為她午餐時話太多而叫她**話匣子**。
Don't be a motormouth during meetings.
開會時別當**話匣子**。
Once he starts, that motormouth just can't be stopped!
他一開口,那個**話匣子**就停不下來!
My sister is a real motormouth on the phone – she'll talk for hours.
我妹妹打電話時真是個**話匣子**,可以講好幾個小時。
Why do you always turn into a motormouth at parties?
你怎麼一去派對就變成**話匣子**?