waffle
Word family nounwafflerwafflingwaffleadjectivewaffly
Food, dish
waf·fle1 /ˈwɒfəl $ ˈwɑː-/ noun 1. 
DFF[countableC] a flat cake, marked with a pattern of deep squares 〔带四方深纹的〕华夫饼，蛋奶烘饼
DFF[countableC] a flat cake, marked with a pattern of deep squares 〔带四方深纹的〕华夫饼，蛋奶烘饼2. [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE informalUNIMPORTANT talk or writing that uses a lot of words but says nothing important 胡扯，冗长的空话
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waffle• This should prevent wandering and waffle in your answer.• I was making waffles and he thought I looked at him wrong.• The lady who got accidentally dosed while she was making waffles.• Now you can get pancakes, waffles and omelets with hash browns.• There was a lot of polite waffle about how well the Princess and her family were looking before anyone got to the point.• Unfortunately F and H's waffle had used up the allotted time.
waffle2 verb [intransitiveI] informal
1 British EnglishBrE (also waffle on)TALK TO somebody to talk or write using a lot of words but without saying anything important 唠叨，说[写]废话，空话连篇
Stop waffling and get to the point.
► see thesaurus at talk 别瞎扯了，说正题吧。
2 American EnglishAmE informalNOT SURE to be unable to decide what action to take 犹豫不决
He cannot continue to waffle on this issue.
在这个问题上他不能再犹豫不决了。
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waffle• He didn't know what he was talking about - he was just waffling.• Is not it time that he built the economy in a constructive way rather than just waffling about it?• Boyd waffled and watched while the county got flushed down the fiscal toilet.• This is no time for waffling, hedging, or invoking executive privilege.• Interviewers dislike candidates who just sit there and waffle instead of answering the questions.• Must stop waffling on and finish chapter 19 of the great work!
(1700-1800) Dutch wafel
waffle2 (1600-1700) woff “to bark” ((17-19 centuries)), from the sound