"sulk" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 悶悶不樂
• 生悶氣

Definition

因為不高興而保持沉默或悶悶不樂，通常是想讓別人注意到你生氣或難過。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式語境，常形容小孩或大人故意沉默或悶悶不樂。可當動詞或名詞。常見搭配： 'stop sulking', 'to sulk in the corner'。

Examples

She likes to sulk when she does not get her way.

她得不到想要的東西時喜歡**悶悶不樂**。

Tom sat in the corner and sulked.

湯姆坐在角落裡**悶悶不樂**。

Don’t sulk if you lose the game.

輸了遊戲別**悶悶不樂**。

He always sulks when people don't agree with him.

每當別人不同意他的意見時，他就會**生悶氣**。

I used to sulk for hours as a kid if things didn’t go my way.

小時候，如果事情不順利，我會**悶悶不樂**好幾個小時。

She tried to cheer him up, but he just kept sulking.

她試圖讓他開心，但他還是一直在**生悶氣**。