"get a word in edgeways" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 插上话
• 插得上一句话

Definition

在别人话很多、几乎不给你说话机会的对话中，好不容易插上一句话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是英式英语里的非正式表达，用于形容别人说话太多，让你很难插话。常见于否定句：'I couldn't get a word in edgeways.' 日常对话中常用。

Examples

She spoke so much that I couldn't get a word in edgeways.

她说个不停，我根本插不上**话**。

It's hard to get a word in edgeways during his lectures.

他的课上很难**插上话**。

If you want to get a word in edgeways, you have to interrupt.

你要想**插上话**，就得打断他。

With everyone shouting, it was nearly impossible to get a word in edgeways.

大家都在喊，根本没法**插话**。

I finally managed to get a word in edgeways and gave my opinion.

我终于**插上了一句话**，表达了我的看法。

You talk so fast, nobody else can get a word in edgeways!

你说得太快了，别人都**插不上话**！