A tub-thumper is a person who pushes their opinions at you loudly, forcefully, and again and again — a politician who shouts, a preacher who bangs the desk, a columnist who writes the same angry piece every week. The picture inside the word is a street speaker standing on an upturned tub or barrel, hitting it with a fist to make people stop and listen.

A tub-thumper is a persontub-thumper指的是那種人， who pushes their opinions at you loudly, forcefully, and again and again把自己的意見大聲、用力、一遍又一遍塞給你—— a politician who shouts大吼大叫的政客、 a preacher who bangs the desk猛拍桌子的傳道者、 a columnist who writes the same angry piece every week每週都寫同一篇憤怒文章的專欄作家。 The picture inside the word is這個字背後的畫面，是 a street speaker standing on an upturned tub or barrel一個街頭演說者站在倒扣的木桶或酒桶上， hitting it with a fist用拳頭敲打桶子， to make people stop and listen讓人們停下來聽他講話。

It is not a compliment, but it is not a cruel insult either. It says: too much noise, too much feeling, not enough thought. You can call someone a tub-thumper while quietly agreeing with what they say — the word attacks the manner, not the opinion.

It is not a compliment這不是稱讚， but it is not a cruel insult either但也不是狠毒的侮辱。 It says它說的是： too much noise, too much feeling, not enough thought噪音太多、情緒太多、想得不夠。 You can call someone a tub-thumper你可以叫某人tub-thumper， while quietly agreeing with what they say同時私下同意他說的話—— the word attacks the manner, not the opinion這個字攻擊的是講話的方式，不是意見本身。

It is more British than American, and it feels a bit old-fashioned and bookish, the sort of word you meet in a newspaper editorial rather than hear in a conversation. Many British people know the word mainly from the 1997 song 'Tubthumping'.

It is more British than American這個字比較英式，不太美式， and it feels a bit old-fashioned and bookish感覺有點老派、書卷氣， the sort of word you meet in a newspaper editorial rather than hear in a conversation是那種你會在報紙社論裡讀到、而不是在聊天中聽到的字。 Many British people know the word mainly from很多英國人知道這個字，主要是因為 the 1997 song 'Tubthumping'1997年的那首歌〈Tubthumping〉。

You may see it written tub-thumper, tubthumper, or as two words; all are found.

You may see it written tub-thumper, tubthumper, or as two words你可能會看到它寫成tub-thumper、tubthumper，或分成兩個字； all are found這幾種寫法都有人用。