"horse about" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 胡鬧
• 打鬧

Definition

和朋友一起胡鬧、做傻事或吵鬧地玩耍。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用法，多見於英式英語。表示人們吵鬧地玩並調皮搗蛋，與馬無關。

Examples

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

男孩們放學後喜歡在後院**胡鬧**。

Please don’t horse about in the house.

請不要在屋裡**胡鬧**。

They started to horse about during the break.

他們在休息時開始**胡鬧**。

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

孩子們**胡鬧**到把燈都撞倒了。

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

我們以前常常在公園**胡鬧**到天黑。

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

別再**胡鬧**了，幫我擺桌子吧！