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"hold forth" in Chinese (Simplified)

滔滔不绝地讲

Definition

就某个主题滔滔不绝地讲述,通常带有强烈的个人观点,可能让人觉得啰嗦或者占主导地位。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式或半正式语境,常带负面意味,形容某人喜欢长时间主导话题或发表个人意见。不适用于随意寒暄。常接 'about/on' 表示话题。

Examples

He likes to hold forth about history at parties.

他喜欢在聚会上**滔滔不绝地讲**历史。

The professor held forth on climate change for an hour.

教授就气候变化**滔滔不绝地讲述**了一个小时。

She was holding forth on her travel experiences.

她**正在滔滔不绝地讲**自己的旅行经历。

Every time politics come up, he just holds forth for ages.

每当谈到政治,他总是**滔滔不绝地讲**个没完。

We just nodded while our uncle held forth about the good old days.

我们只是点头,听叔叔**滔滔不绝地讲**过去的美好时光。

She tends to hold forth any time someone mentions literature.

一提到文学,她就喜欢**滔滔不绝地讲**。