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"square peg in a round hole" in Chinese (Simplified)

格格不入的人不合群的人

Definition

指一个人与环境格格不入,或某事物不适合特定情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为口语和比喻用法,多指人在新环境感觉格格不入,也可形容事物、想法不适宜某处。

Examples

He feels like a square peg in a round hole at that new job.

他在新工作里感觉自己是个**格格不入的人**。

Sometimes I’m a square peg in a round hole at family parties.

有时候我在家庭聚会上总觉得自己像个**不合群的人**。

She is a square peg in a round hole at her new school.

她在新学校里是个**格格不入的人**。

As an artist in a tech company, he’s definitely a square peg in a round hole.

在科技公司当艺术家,他确实是个**格格不入的人**。

Moving from the city to the countryside, he felt like a square peg in a round hole for months.

他从城市搬到乡下,几个月都觉得自己是个**不合群的人**。

I tried yoga, but honestly I was a square peg in a round hole in that class.

我尝试过瑜伽,但说实话,在那节课上我就是个**格格不入的人**。