"whoppers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 天大的谎言
• 特大号的东西

Definition

“Whoppers” 指非常夸张的谎言或体积特别大的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式用语，常搭配“tell whoppers”表示夸大其词，也可形容食物、物品特别大。日常口语中更常见。

Examples

Tom told three whoppers during lunch.

汤姆午饭时说了三个**天大的谎言**。

Those fish he caught were whoppers!

他钓到的那些鱼都是**特大号的东西**！

He is always making up whoppers to get attention.

他总是编造**天大的谎言**来吸引注意。

My little brother came up with some real whoppers about why he didn’t do his homework.

我弟弟编了一些**天大的谎言**来说他为什么没做作业。

Have you seen the new burger? They’re calling it one of the biggest whoppers yet.

你看过新出的汉堡了吗？他们称它为迄今为止最大的**特大号的东西**之一。

Don’t believe everything you hear—sometimes people tell whoppers just for fun.

别什么都信——有时候人们会为了好玩说**天大的谎言**。