"grinch" in Chinese (Traditional)
掃興的人葛林奇(角色名)
Definition
「grinch」是指破壞他人快樂或氣氛的人,特別是在節日時。也指著名動畫角色「葛林奇」,企圖偷走聖誕節。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
口語用法,常帶調侃或親暱色彩,尤於聖誕節時常見。'Don't be a grinch' 意為「別掃興」。源自蘇斯博士筆下角色。
Examples
Don't be a grinch — join the party!
別當**掃興的人**——快來參加派對!
She called her brother a grinch for not liking Christmas music.
她說她哥哥因為不喜歡聖誕音樂,是個**掃興的人**。
The movie 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' is very famous.
電影《**葛林奇**偷走聖誕節》非常有名。
He can be a real grinch when it comes to parties—he never wants to go.
一說到派對,他真是個**掃興的人**,總是不想去。
I didn’t mean to sound like a grinch, but I really don’t like fireworks.
我不是想當**掃興的人**,只是我真的不喜歡煙火。
Whenever someone complains about Christmas lights, we joke that they’re being a grinch.
有人抱怨聖誕燈,我們就開玩笑說他是個**葛林奇**。