"rags" in Chinese (Traditional)
破布破爛的衣服
Definition
舊布的小塊,或非常破舊的衣服。有時用來指貧窮或清潔用具。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Rags” 通常用複數,常指清潔用的破布或舊衣。常見於 “dressed in rags”(衣衫襤褸)以及 “rags to riches”(從赤貧到富有)等表達。比較口語化,有時帶有負面意涵。
Examples
He cleaned the table with old rags.
他用舊**破布**擦了桌子。
The boy was dressed in rags.
那個男孩穿著**破爛的衣服**。
She collects old rags to make quilts.
她收集舊**破布**做被子。
After playing outside, the kids' clothes looked like rags.
孩子們在外面玩後,衣服都像**破布**一樣。
She went from rags to riches in just a few years.
她幾年內實現了從**貧窮**到富裕的轉變。
Don’t use those dirty rags to wipe your face!
別用那些髒**破布**擦臉!