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单词 waffle
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waffle
wɒfəl ˈwɑfəl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense waffles, present participle waffling, past tense , past participle waffled
1 VERB 胡扯;胡说;废话连篇 If you say that someone waffles, you are critical of them because they talk or write a lot without actually making any clear or important points. 胡扯;胡说;废话连篇 [British, informal, disapproval]
  • My wife often tells me I waffle. [VERB]

    我妻子经常说我胡说八道。

  • There was some bloke on the phone waffling about an airline ticket. [VERB + about]

    电话里有个家伙在唠叨一张飞机票的事情。

Waffle on means the same as waffle .waffle on waffle
  • Whenever I open my mouth I don't half waffle on.

    我无论何时开口,从不夸夸其谈。

  • That's all I had to say on the subject — we don't want to waffle on about it all day.

    这个问题我只想说这么多我们不该一整天都为此废话。

Waffle is also a noun.
  • He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.

    他写的满篇都是自鸣得意、道貌岸然的废话。

2 VERB 犹豫不决;含糊其词 If someone waffles on an issue or question, they cannot decide what to do or what their opinion is about it. 犹豫不决;含糊其词 [US] [Also V + about/over]
  • He's waffled on abortion and gay rights. [VERB + on]

    他在堕胎和同性恋权利问题上立场模糊。

  • He kept waffling and finding excuses not to close the deal. [VERB]

    他一直举棋不定,找出种种理由不予成交。

SYN waver, hesitate, falter, fluctuate
waffling
  • Still, the administration, after some waffling, has now said that it will not stand in the way of Congress.

    政府犹豫再三后,还是表示不会阻止国会。

3 N-COUNT 华夫饼 A waffle is a kind of square cake made of batter with squares marked on it. Waffles are usually eaten with syrup poured over them. 华夫饼
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