waffle
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/ˈwɒf.əl/us/ˈwɑː.fəl/waffleverb[I](TALK)
UK
totalkor write a lot without giving anyusefulinformationor anyclearanswers:
胡扯；含糊其词If you don'tknowtheanswer, it's no good just waffling(on)forpagesandpages.假如你不知道答案，一页接一页地乱写也没用。
Ways of talking
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- stage whisper
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- word salad
- yak
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Writing & typing
waffleverb[I](FAIL TO DECIDE)
US(UKdither)
to beunableto make adecision:
犹豫不决，难下决心I waffled a lot beforefinallydecidingto take thejob.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]
atypeofbreadorcakemade frombatter(= athinmixtureofmilk,flour, andegg)cookedin aspecialpanwhosesurfaceformsapatternofraisedsquares
（尤指美国和加拿大的）蛋奶烘饼，华夫饼
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Pancakes & batter
- batter
- bhaji
- blini
- churro
- crepe
- crêpe Suzette
- egg roll
- flapjack
- fritter
- galette
- griddle cake
- hush puppy
- johnnycake
- latke
- pakora
- pancake
- spring roll
- toad-in-the-hole
- Yorkshire pudding
wafflenoun(TALK)
[U]UKdisapproving
talkor writing that uses a lot of words but does not give anyusefulinformation:
胡扯；含糊其词"What did he say?" "Oh, it was aloadof waffle - nothingimportantat all."“他说了些什么？”“噢，一堆废话──根本没什么重要的。”
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
- rhubarb