"skeller" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 瘦骨如柴的人（俚語）

Definition

用來形容非常瘦的人（俚語），常帶有開玩笑或輕微揶揄的意味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式、俚語用法，多用於年輕人之間。用於朋友間打趣，但也可能冒犯人，在某些英語社羣較常見，並非所有地區流行。

Examples

He's such a skeller that his clothes always look too big for him.

他是個**瘦骨如柴的人**，衣服總是顯得太大。

Don't call her a skeller; she might feel bad.

別叫她**瘦骨如柴的人**，她會難過的。

After his illness, he looked like a real skeller.

生病後，他看起來就像個**瘦骨如柴的人**。

Wow, you're such a skeller—did you skip lunch again?

哇，你真是個**瘦骨如柴的人**，又沒喫午餐吧？

Back in school, everyone used to call Tom a skeller because he was so skinny.

上學時大家都叫湯姆**瘦骨如柴的人**，他太瘦了。

You eat like a bird, no wonder people call you a skeller.

你喫得像小鳥一樣，難怪大家叫你**瘦骨如柴的人**。