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"crock" in Chinese (Traditional)

陶罐荒謬(口語)

Definition

Crock 是由黏土製成的大型圓形容器,常用於存放食物。在非正式用法中,也可指荒謬的言論或不實的說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式語境裡,crock 指陶罐,常見於歷史或烹飪場合。口語中,'a crock'(慣用 'a crock of shit')意思是荒謬或謊言。不要和 crack 或 croc 搞混。

Examples

The pickles are stored in a large crock in the basement.

醃黃瓜放在地下室的大**陶罐**裡。

Grandma used a crock to make sauerkraut every year.

奶奶每年都用一個**陶罐**做酸菜。

He said his story was true, but it sounded like a crock to me.

他說他的故事是真的,但我覺得那是**荒謬**。

That whole explanation is just a crock—don’t believe a word of it.

那整個解釋全是**荒謬**——一句都別信。

My mom keeps flour in a stone crock in the kitchen—it looks old but works great.

媽媽把麵粉放在廚房的石頭**陶罐**裡—看起來很舊但很好用。

That’s a total crock of nonsense if you ask me.

在我看來,這完全是**荒謬**。