third wheel

"third wheel"的定义和意义

Third wheel
01

电灯泡, 多余的人

someone who is considered as an extra or unwanted person in a situation, especially in presence of a couple
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When I went out with my best friend and her new boyfriend, I felt like a third wheel all evening.
当我和我最好的朋友以及她的新男友一起出去时,整个晚上我都觉得自己像个电灯泡
Sarah and David invited me to their romantic dinner, but I ended up feeling like a third wheel as they shared inside jokes.
莎拉和大卫邀请我参加他们的浪漫晚餐,但当他们分享内部笑话时,我最终感觉自己像个电灯泡
to third wheel
01

to find oneself in a situation where one feels unwanted or unnecessary, especially when accompanying two people in a romantic relationship

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I always feel like I'm third wheeling whenever I hang out with my best friend and her boyfriend.
Sarah did n't realize she would be third wheeling when she agreed to go on the double date with her sister and brother-in-law.
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