"chew the scenery" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 表現過度

Definition

在戲劇或電影表演中過度誇張、戲劇性地表現自己；過度表演。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式且常帶有幽默或批評意味，主要形容演員表現過度，偶爾也用於形容任何過度戲劇化的人。不是字面意思，與“咬場景”無關。

Examples

The actor started to chew the scenery during the final scene.

演員在最後一幕中開始**表現過度**。

If you chew the scenery, the director might ask you to calm down.

如果你**表現過度**，導演可能會叫你冷靜一點。

He tends to chew the scenery in every movie he makes.

他在每部電影中都喜歡**表現過度**。

Wow, talk about chewing the scenery—that performance was wild!

哇，談到**表現過度**——那場表演真瘋狂！

She likes to chew the scenery—subtlety isn't her style.

她喜歡**表現過度**——細膩不是她的風格。

You really don’t have to chew the scenery to impress the audience.

你真的沒必要**表現過度**來打動觀眾。