"seeing pink elephants" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 出现粉红色大象（比喻醉酒幻觉）
• 幻觉

Definition

指由于严重醉酒或生病产生幻觉，看见不存在的事物。这是形容人神志不清或产生幻觉的习惯表达。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式且带有幽默感的英语表达，多指醉酒引起的幻觉，也可指其他极端幻觉。不适合用在普通想象情境。常用来形容一个人神志不清或胡思乱想。

Examples

After drinking too much, he started seeing pink elephants.

他喝多了，开始**出现粉红色大象**。

She was so sick she thought she was seeing pink elephants.

她病得厉害，感觉自己**出现粉红色大象**了。

Everyone laughed when he claimed he was seeing pink elephants.

当他说他**出现粉红色大象**时，大家都笑了。

Don't worry, you're not actually seeing pink elephants—you're just really tired.

别担心，你没有真的**出现粉红色大象**，只是太累了。

If you're seeing pink elephants, it's probably time to go home and get some rest.

如果你**出现粉红色大象**，可能是该回家休息了。

Last night at the party, I thought John was seeing pink elephants after his fifth drink.

昨晚在聚会上，John喝了第五杯后，我觉得他**出现粉红色大象**了。