"pout about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 為…嘟嘴
• 為…鬧彆扭

Definition

因為不喜歡或不高興某事，噘嘴顯示出不悅或鬧彆扭的表情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，通常形容小孩或任性行為。後面常跟明確原因，不要和單純口頭抱怨的 'complain about' 混淆。

Examples

Don't pout about your toys; let's play together.

別**為**你的玩具**嘟嘴**了，我們一起玩吧。

He likes to pout about losing in games.

他喜歡**為**輸掉遊戲**嘟嘴**。

Please don’t pout about dinner; just eat with us.

請不要**為**晚餐**嘟嘴**，一起吃吧。

Are you going to pout about it all day?

你打算**為**這件事**嘟嘴**一整天嗎？

She can't stop pouting about what happened yesterday.

她一直**為**昨天的事**嘟嘴**，停不下來。

Instead of pouting about not going out, why don’t you suggest something fun?

與其**為**不能出去**嘟嘴**，不如提議個有趣的事情吧？