"carp" in Chinese (Traditional)
鯉魚吹毛求疵 (非正式)
Definition
「Carp」是一種淡水魚。作動詞時，意思是對小事情不停抱怨或挑剔。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
名詞「carp」多用於魚類或水族環境。動詞較正式或書面，日常對話中不常用，常帶負面批評語氣，不要和「crap」（俚語/粗話）混淆。常見於「carp about...」片語。
Examples
The carp swam slowly in the pond.
**鯉魚**在池塘裡慢慢遊動。
He likes to go fishing for carp every weekend.
他每個週末都喜歡釣**鯉魚**。
Stop trying to carp about every little problem.
別總是對每個小問題**吹毛求疵**。
People often carp about the weather, even when it's nice.
人們常常對天氣**吹毛求疵**，即使天氣很好。
Instead of helping, she just carped about my plan.
她沒有幫忙，只是一味**挑剔**我的計劃。
I try not to carp about things that can't be changed.
我盡量不對無法改變的事情**抱怨**。