"pipsqueak" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小人物
• 小不点

Definition

“pipsqueak” 是一种非正式、带嘲讽意味的说法，用来称呼软弱、无足轻重或太小不被重视的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

极其口语化，多为戏谑或贬低之意。常用于指代孩子、个子小的人，或被认为无关紧要的人。不要随便对陌生人使用，因为可能冒犯对方。在正式场合下不用。与“小不点”等有相似意思。

Examples

Don't call your little brother a pipsqueak; it's not nice.

不要叫你弟弟**小不点**；这样不好。

He may be a pipsqueak, but he is very smart.

他可能是个**小人物**，但非常聪明。

The players laughed when the pipsqueak tried to join their game.

当那个**小不点**想加入他们的游戏时，球员们笑了。

"Who does that pipsqueak think he is, bossing us around like that?"

“那个**小不点**以为自己是谁，竟然这样指挥我们？”

Ever since he hit a growth spurt, nobody calls him pipsqueak anymore.

自从他长高以后，没人再叫他**小不点**了。

For such a pipsqueak, she has a lot of confidence.

作为一个**小不点**，她非常自信。