"think out loud" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自言自语

Definition

把正在想的内容直接说出来，而不是只在心里想。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于非正式或中性环境，表示无意间说出想法。常说：“对不起，我只是自言自语。” 与和别人对话不同，常指无意识地自语，被别人听见。

Examples

Sometimes I think out loud when I am alone.

有时候我一个人时会**自言自语**。

Please ignore me, I’m just thinking out loud.

请忽略我，我只是**自言自语**。

He started to think out loud about his plans for the weekend.

他开始**自言自语**周末的计划。

Oh, sorry! I didn’t mean to share that—I was just thinking out loud.

哦，抱歉！我不是故意说出来的——只是**自言自语**。

She tends to think out loud when she’s working on a difficult problem.

她在处理难题时喜欢**自言自语**。

If I think out loud, maybe someone will help me come up with ideas.

如果我**自言自语**，也许有人会帮我想点子。