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。