peanut gallery
noun [ C usually singular ] US informal uk/ˈpiː.nʌt ˌɡæl.ər.i/ us/ˈpiː.nʌt ˌɡæl.ɚ.i/
(IN ATHEATRE )
(戏院的)顶层廉价楼座
the area high up in a theatre where the cheapest seats are
We could only afford seats in the peanut gallery.
There were heckles from the peanut gallery. 顶层楼座里有人起哄。
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- Even in the peanut gallery, seats were $100.
- He looked like he'd snuck in from the peanut gallery.
- It's easy to heckle from the peanut gallery, but you try and stand on a stage and make a whole audience laugh.
(UNWANTED OPINIONS)
disapproving瞎扯淡的人
people who give unwanted or unhelpful advice or opinions
As usual, the online peanut gallery was quick to criticize. 像往常一样，闲操心的长舌网民又马上开始扔砖了。
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- The critics eventually faded back into the peanut gallery.
- He is perceived as a “rampant egomaniac” by the peanut gallery.
- The site’s editors took down the post after much hostility from the peanut gallery.