"spitball" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 纸团（用嘴吐出的）- 草案想法

Definition

spitball 指咀嚼过的纸团，用嘴吐出，常作为恶作剧弹射出去。口语中也指随意提出想法或点子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

字面意思很不正式，多用于校园恶作剧。美语中作动词意为“自由地提出想法”。正式写作中不用。看上下文判断是纸团还是头脑风暴。

Examples

He made a spitball and shot it at his friend with a straw.

他做了一个**纸团**，用吸管射向朋友。

The teacher found a spitball stuck to the wall.

老师在墙上发现了一个**纸团**。

Throwing a spitball is not allowed in class.

在课堂上不允许扔**纸团**。

Let's just spitball some ideas and see what we come up with.

我们来**随便说说想法**，看看会想到什么。

He started spitballing potential solutions during the meeting.

他在会议上开始**提出一些可能的解决方法**。

This plan is just a spitball for now; nothing's decided yet.

这个方案现在只是**初步想法**，还没有确定。