"horse about" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 胡闹
• 打闹

Definition

与朋友一起胡闹、做傻事或吵闹地玩耍。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，常见于英式英语。描述人们大声、吵闹、调皮地玩耍，不是真的和马有关。

Examples

The boys love to horse about in the backyard after school.

男孩们放学后喜欢在后院**胡闹**。

Please don’t horse about in the house.

请不要在屋里**胡闹**。

They started to horse about during the break.

他们在休息时开始**胡闹**。

The kids were horsing about so much they knocked over a lamp.

孩子们**胡闹**到把一盏灯都撞倒了。

We used to horse about in the park until it got dark.

我们过去常常在公园**胡闹**到天黑。

Stop horsing about and help me set the table, please!

别再**胡闹**了，帮我摆桌子吧！