"laughing stock" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 笑柄

Definition

因為錯誤、尷尬或失敗而成為別人嘲笑和取笑的對象的人或事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式用語，通常用於形容某人因為錯誤而被大家嘲笑，多指公開出糗或丟臉。不適用於朋友之間開玩笑。常見：「成為笑柄」。

Examples

After the show failed, they became the laughing stock of the town.

表演失敗後，他們成了小鎮的**笑柄**。

Don’t make us a laughing stock in front of your friends.

不要在你朋友面前讓我們成為**笑柄**。

He did not want to be a laughing stock at school.

他不想在學校成為**笑柄**。

If you keep wearing that hat, you'll end up the laughing stock of the office.

你再戴那頂帽子，遲早會成為辦公室的**笑柄**。

She tripped on stage and instantly became a laughing stock online.

她在舞臺上跌倒後，立刻成了網路上的**笑柄**。

People will forget your mistake; you’re not the laughing stock you think you are.

大家會忘記你的錯誤；你不是你以為的**笑柄**。