職場上總會遇到奇葩,唔可能事事順心。有時忍唔住要串下人,甚至有時會想瘋狂「放負」。點樣用英文complain(吐槽)其實大有學問,學識呢幾招,幫你係職場上快速升呢!
Ridicule
比起complain,ridicule有嘲笑既意思,相對正式。
She used to be ridiculed for her open and bold statements.
她因為說了過於開放和大膽的言論被人取笑。
Tease/ Taunt
Tease通常指「開玩笑」,taunt既語氣比tease更強烈。
Don’t take it seriously. He was only teasing you.
別太在意,他只是開玩笑而已。
Sometimes she taunts me about my handwriting.
有時她會故意吐槽我的字。
Roast
Roast除咗「烤」仲有另一個meaning架:To roast someone,都係吐槽既意思。
I get roasted by my teammates.
我被其他隊員吐槽了。
Moan/ Whine/ Gripe
呢d係Complain非正式既表達,通常會用Moan/whine/gripe + about/over。
He is always moaning about his job.
他總是抱怨他工作。
Fuss
形容個d抽掅,好多要求既人,就可以用fussy。
She is so fussy and always making a fuss.
她太挑剔了,總是小題大作。
That’s a nice one/ It’s gold.
除咗直接串人,仲可以幽默風趣地「讚」下人架。
That’s a nice one!
說得真好!
It’s gold.
真是名言金句。