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"egg on" in Chinese (Traditional)

慫恿鼓動

Definition

鼓勵或慫恿某人做某事,尤其是做錯事、有風險或愚蠢的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Egg on' 為口語表達,經常指慫恿他人做不對或愚蠢的事。常見用法如 'egg someone on'。不要與積極意思的 'encourage' 搞混。

Examples

He tried not to laugh, but his friends egged him on.

他本想不笑,但朋友們**慫恿**了他。

The children egged each other on to jump in the pool.

孩子們**互相慫恿**跳進游泳池。

She wouldn't have done it if her brother hadn't egged her on.

要不是她哥哥**慫恿**,她就不會做這事。

Don’t egg me on—I already feel nervous about it!

別**慫恿我**了,我已經很緊張了!

He was only dancing on the table because his friends kept egging him on.

他會在桌子上跳舞,全是被朋友們**慫恿**的。

It was a stupid prank, but we all egged him on to do it.

那是個傻惡作劇,但我們都**鼓動**他去做了。