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词汇 waffle
释义 waffle
verb[ I ]
 disapprovinguk /ˈwɒf.əl/ us /ˈwɑː.fəl/

waffleverb[I] (TALK)


UK
to talk or write a lot without giving any useful information or any clear answers: 胡扯;含糊其词
If you don't know the answer, it's no good just waffling (on) for pages and pages.假如你不知道答案,一页接一页地乱写也没用。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ways of talking
atonally
beg the questionidiom
blah
blither
come out
coo
pipe up
prate
sink to a whisperidiom
spit something out
spluttery
stammer
stiltedly
talk nonsenseidiom
talk through your hatidiom
tattle
turn of phrase
undertone
wax
witter

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Writing & typing

waffleverb[I] (FAIL TO DECIDE)


US(UKdither)
to be unable to make a decision: 犹豫不决,难下决心
I waffled a lot before finally deciding to take the job.我犹豫了很久,最后决定接受这份工作。
waffle
noun
uk /ˈwɒf.əl/ us /ˈwɑː.fəl/

wafflenoun (CAKE)


[ C ]
a type of bread or cake made from batter(= a thin mixture of milk, flour, and egg) cooked in a special pan whose surface forms a pattern of raised squares(尤指美国和加拿大的)蛋奶烘饼,华夫饼
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pancakes & batter
Belgian waffle
bhaji
blini
blintze
boxty
creperie
dosa
Dutch baby
egg roll
flapjack
hoecake
hotcake
hush puppy
johnnycake
latke
popover
potato pancake
rugelach
spring roll
toad-in-the-hole

wafflenoun (TALK)


[ U ]UKdisapproving
talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not give any useful information: 胡扯;含糊其词
"What did he say?" "Oh, it was a load of waffle - nothing important at all."“他说了些什么?”“噢,一堆废话──根本没什么重要的。”
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Nonsense
a crock (of shit)idiom
babble
balderdash
balls
baloney
blah
blather
blither
double-talk
doublespeak
drivel
eyewash
flapdoodle
malarkey
moonshine
mumbo jumbo
nonsense
nonsensical
prattle
word salad

waffle | American Dictionary


waffle
noun[ C ]
us/ˈwɑf·əl/

wafflenoun[C] (CAKE)


a thin, light cake, the surface of which is formed into a pattern of raised squares, often eaten for breakfast
waffle
verb[ I ]
us/ˈwɑf·əl/

waffleverb[I] (NOT DECIDE)


to keep changing your decisions about something so that no clear decision is made:
This administration has a tendency to waffle on important questions.
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