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单词 argle-bargle
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Definition of argle-bargle in English:

argle-bargle

nounˈɑːɡ(ə)lˌbɑːɡ(ə)lˌɑrɡəlˈbɑrɡəl
mass noun
  • 1Copious but meaningless talk or writing; waffle.

    滔滔不绝但无意义的谈话;冗长而又无意义的写作;大放厥词;胡扯

    bureaucratic argle-bargle

    官僚味十足的胡扯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'll spare you the technical argle-bargle.
    • The folks on the Nova Roma group are having an argle-bargle about it.
    • That's the gist of the new national security report, 49 pages of argle-bargle updated from argle-bargle of 2002.
    Synonyms
    jargon, unintelligible language, obscure language
  • 2

    another term for argy-bargy

Origin

Early 19th century: reduplication of dialect argle, a late 16th-century alteration of argue.

Definition of argle-bargle in US English:

argle-bargle

nounˌɑrɡəlˈbɑrɡəlˌärɡəlˈbärɡəl
  • 1Copious but meaningless talk or writing; nonsense.

    滔滔不绝但无意义的谈话;冗长而又无意义的写作;大放厥词;胡扯

    bureaucratic argle-bargle

    官僚味十足的胡扯。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That's the gist of the new national security report, 49 pages of argle-bargle updated from argle-bargle of 2002.
    • The folks on the Nova Roma group are having an argle-bargle about it.
    • I'll spare you the technical argle-bargle.
    Synonyms
    jargon, unintelligible language, obscure language
  • 2

    another term for argy-bargy

Origin

Early 19th century: reduplication of dialect argle, a late 16th-century alteration of argue.

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