"madhouse" in Chinese (Traditional)
瘋人院一片混亂的地方
Definition
指極其吵鬧、混亂或無秩序的地方或情況。最初是指精神病院。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式,帶有幽默含義。主要用來形容混亂場合,而非真實精神病院。現在直接用本意(精神病院)可能會被視為敏感或冒犯。
Examples
The classroom was a madhouse after the test ended.
考試結束後,教室變成了**瘋人院**。
It was a madhouse at the mall on Black Friday.
黑色星期五時購物中心像**瘋人院**一樣。
Her house turned into a madhouse during the birthday party.
她家在生日派對時變成了**瘋人院**。
This office is a madhouse—phones ringing, people shouting, papers everywhere!
這個辦公室成了**瘋人院**——電話響、人喊、文件到處是!
When my relatives visit for the holidays, it becomes a total madhouse here.
親戚來過節時,這裡就徹底變成**瘋人院**。
Traffic downtown was a madhouse during the parade, so I walked instead.
遊行期間市中心的交通成了**瘋人院**,所以我選擇走路。