waffle是什么意思？

waffle

英[ˈwɒfl] 美[ˈwɑfl]

• n. 华夫饼，无聊、含糊的话；
• vi. 胡扯；
• vt. 唠叨；

复数：waffles;

第三人称单数：waffles;

过去式：waffled;

过去分词：waffled;

现在分词：waffling;

例句

• Convection Ovens, Electric Fry Pans , Griddles, Hot Plates , Sandwich Griddles, Trays, Waffle Irons. 主要经营烤箱, 电煎锅, 三明治煎锅, 盘子等餐具.
• Cut the waffle and get to the point. 别胡扯,谈正题.
• Whenever I open my mouth I don't half waffle on. 我无论何时开口，从不夸夸其谈。
• He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle. 他写的满篇都是自鸣得意、道貌岸然的废话。
• My wife often tells me I waffle... 我妻子经常说我胡说八道。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  My wife often tells me I waffle... 我妻子经常说我胡说八道。 There was some bloke on the phone waffling about an airline ticket. 电话里有个家伙在唠叨一张飞机票的事情。
• 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.
  例句
  He's waffled on abortion and gay rights... 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. 他一直举棋不定，找出种种理由不予成交。
• 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.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  无聊话；含糊的话
  Cut the waffle and get to the point. 别胡扯,谈正题。
• vi.
  讲或写冗长而无意义的话,唠叨
  He waffled on for ages about his garden. 他没完没了地瞎扯他的花园。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
• Verb
  1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
  "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"