Rambling Long ˈræmblɪŋ Speech Writing Building Adj Letter
The word "rambling" can describe a building that is large and irregularly shaped, or speech/writing that is long, disorganized, and hard to follow. It can also refer to a plant growing in all directions or the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside.
[ADJ 形容词](建筑)大而无当的,格局凌乱的 A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape.
[usu ADJ n]
...that rambling house and its bizarre contents.
那间格局不规则的房子及其奇异的室内摆设
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](讲话或写作)冗长含糊的,杂乱无章的 If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you are criticizing it for being too long and very confused.
[usu ADJ n]
[disapproval]
His actions were accompanied by a rambling monologue...
他的行动伴随着一串冗长含糊的独白。
Cameron wrote a rambling letter to his wife.
卡梅伦给他的妻子写了一封漫无边际的长信。
Oxford
ram·bling/ˈræmblɪŋ; NAmEˈræmblɪŋ/
adjective
,
noun
ramblingramblingsadjective1(of a building 建筑物)spreading in various directions with no particular pattern 向四处延伸的;规划凌乱的SYN
sprawling
2(of a speech or piece of writing 讲话或文章)very long and confused 冗长而含糊的;不切题的SYN
incoherent
◆a rambling letter不知所云的长信3(of a plant 植物)growing or climbing in all directions, for example up a wall 蔓生的;攀缘生长的◆a rambling rose蔓生的蔷薇noun1[uncountable ]( BrE) the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside 乡间漫步2ramblings[plural ]speech or writing that continues for a long time without saying much and seems very confused 漫无目的的讲话;长而离题的文章◆the ramblings of a madman疯子的胡言乱语ram·bling/ˈræmblɪŋ; NAmEˈræmblɪŋ/
LDC
rambling1 adjective
rambling2 noun
ramblingram‧bling1 /ˈræmblɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun]
Examples
word sets
1a rambling building has an irregular shape and covers a large area: a rambling old farmhouse2rambling speech or writing is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or purpose: a long rambling letter
rambling1 adjective
rambling2 noun
ramblingrambling2 noun [uncountable] British English
Examples
the activity of going for walks in the countryside for pleasure
WDF
rambling
[ˈræmblɪŋ]
j16091
697
70
214
197
165
51
n22130
342
40
120
74
81
27
NOUN19145
14309
ADJ22108
10176
杂乱无章的(54%),闲逛的(35%),动词ramble的现在分词.(11%)
adj.漫步的;闲聊的;蔓生的
v.漫步(ramble的ing形式)
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