informal <非正式>
no obj.
1
- chiefly Brit. speak or write, especially at great length, without saying anything important or useful〈主英〉胡扯, 胡说; 胡乱地写：
he waffled on about everything that didn't matter.
他继续对所有无关紧要的事胡扯了一通。
2
- US fail to make up one's mind〈美〉犹豫不决：
Joseph had been waffling over where to go.
约瑟夫一直对去哪里犹豫不决。
1
- mass noun chiefly Brit. lengthy but trivial or useless talk or writing〈主英〉胡扯; 夸夸其谈; 空话。
2
- US a failure to make up one's mind〈美〉举棋不定：
his waffle on abortion.
他在堕胎问题上的举棋不定。
派生词
waffler
nounwaffly
adjective词源
late 17th cent. （originally in the sense 'yap， yelp'）： frequentative of dialect waff 'yelp'， of imitative origin.
- a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup蛋奶烘饼, 华夫饼, 威化饼干（用华夫饼干烤模烤制的松脆小饼, 涂黄油和糖浆趁热吃）。
- denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect（织品）网格式的, 网格状的。
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