twerp
twerp — 名詞
- twerpsingular
- twerpsplural
1. an irritating person who you think is silly or unimportant
討厭鬼
令人厭煩或覺得愚蠢的人
an irritating person who you think is silly or unimportant
Charlotte told her brother to stop being such a twerp at the dinner table.
Charlotte 叫她弟弟別在餐桌旁當個討厭鬼。
informal: 'such a twerp' as a mild insult
Sayaka refused to work with the new intern, calling her a lazy twerp.
Sayaka 拒絕跟那個新來的實習生共事，說她是個懶惰的討厭鬼。
Diego muttered that the little twerp from accounting had messed up his report again.
Diego 嘀咕說會計部那個小討厭鬼又把他的報告搞砸了。
Otis ignored the twerp who kept making silly comments during the meeting.
Otis 不理會那個在會議中一直說蠢話的討厭鬼。
Meera's cousin can be a real twerp when he doesn't get his way.
Meera 的表弟在不如意時就會變成一個十足的討厭鬼。
用法筆記
A mild, old-fashioned informal insult. It is more teasing than genuinely offensive and is rarely used in serious arguments. Common in British English but understood across varieties.