waffle
waffle1
(informal)(非正式)
verb
[no obj.]
waffler
noun
waffly
( )
adjective
语源
waffle2
noun
(informal)(非正式)
verb
[no obj.]
- (chiefly Brit.)speak or write, especially at great length, without saying anything important or useful
(主英)胡扯，胡说；胡乱地写
he waffled on about everything that didn't matter.
他继续对所有无关紧要的事胡扯了一通。 - (US)fail to make up one's mind
(美)犹豫不决
Joseph had been waffling over where to go.
约瑟夫一直无法决定去哪里。
- [mass noun](chiefly Brit.)lengthy but trivial or useless talk or writing
(主英)胡扯；夸夸其谈；空话 - (US)a failure to make up one's mind
(美)举棋不定
his waffle on abortion.
他在堕胎问题上的举棋不定。
waffler
noun
waffly
( )
adjective
语源
- late 17th cent. (originally in the sense 'yap, yelp'): frequentative of dialect waff 'yelp', of imitative origin
waffle2
noun
- a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup
蛋奶烘饼，华夫饼，威化饼
- denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect
（织品）网格式的，网格状的
- mid 18th cent.: from Dutch wafel; compare with wafer and goffer
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