"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**。