| 词汇 | waffling |
| 释义 | waffling present participle ofwaffle 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。 Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither chirp come out coo prate spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle telegrammatic throw your voiceidiom trash turn of phrase witter You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: 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。 Examples of wafflingwaffling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Like now, critics of early processualism argued that there was too much jargon, too much theoretical waffling and far more overlap between the so-called 'new' perspective and the existing paradigm. The report is full of hypocritical expressions couched in wearisome, waffling language. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Instead of all this waffling about the budget granted to this fund, we could take the decision to set this up. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I do not want a waffling sort of reply; let us have a proper reply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he stop waffling and tell us what he intends to do? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, generally speaking, the information in the letter was on a very waffling basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use waffling about the responsibility of the unions, for we all know differently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good him just standing up and waffling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are in danger of going down the road of waffling on about sanctions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has not the time for hand wringing and waffling passed and the time to act arrived? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is waffling around with her competition rules and also compromising security in the area of stability of the banks that are still functioning. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We should stop waffling on about family planning or birth control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of waffling on about the classless society, they should do something about the upstairs downstairs mentality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, when he was challenged on it, he started waffling again and changing his mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that the time for platitudes, bromides and waffling is past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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