"marbles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 弹珠

Definition

用作玩具的小型圆形玻璃球。“marbles” 还可以非正式地指人的理智或头脑清醒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

指玩具玻璃球时多用复数。表达“lose your marbles”是俗语，指失去理智。不要与指“石材大理石”的“marble”混淆。

Examples

The children are playing with their marbles.

孩子们在玩他们的**弹珠**。

I have ten blue marbles in my bag.

我的包里有十颗蓝色的**弹珠**。

She lost all her marbles during the game.

她在游戏时把所有的**弹珠**都输了。

He almost lost his marbles trying to fix the computer all night.

他修电脑修了一整夜，差点儿**疯了**。

Back when I was a kid, we collected all sorts of marbles.

我小时候，我们收集各种各样的**弹珠**。

He still keeps a bag of marbles on his desk for good luck.

他桌子上还放着一袋**弹珠**当作幸运物。