"jabbering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喋喋不休
• 嘰哩咕嚕

Definition

說話又快又亂，常常讓人難以理解。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為非正式用語，常形容小孩或吵雜環境中令人煩躁的嘮叨，“jabbering”通常帶有負面語氣。

Examples

The children were jabbering in the back seat.

孩子們在後座上**喋喋不休**。

Stop jabbering and listen to the teacher.

別再**嘰哩咕嚕**了，聽老師說話。

We heard people jabbering outside the window.

我們聽到窗外有人在**喋喋不休**。

He just kept jabbering on about his new phone; I could barely follow.

他一直在**喋喋不休**講他的新手機，我都跟不上了。

When I’m nervous, I can’t help jabbering a little.

我緊張的時候總會**嘰哩咕嚕**個不停。

Their jabbering made it impossible to focus on my work.

他們的**喋喋不休**讓我無法專心工作。