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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.

英文

word rambling
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Collins
rambling ★☆☆☆☆
/ræ̱mblɪŋ/
1
[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

2
[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 ; NAmE ˈræmblɪŋ /
adjective
,
noun
rambling ramblings
adjective 1 (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
noun 1 [uncountable ] ( BrE) the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside 乡间漫步 2 ramblings [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 ; NAmE ˈræmblɪŋ /
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
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n22130
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NOUN19145
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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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