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Waffle Verb Waffling 英[ˈwɒfl 美[ˈwɑfl N.华夫饼;无聊、含糊的话;Vi.胡扯;Vt.唠叨 胡扯;胡说;废话连篇 Critical

单词 waffle
音标
英[ˈwɒfl] 美[ˈwɑfl]
解释
n.华夫饼;无聊、含糊的话;vi.胡扯;vt.唠叨;
例句

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:My wife often tells me I waffle...我妻子经常说我胡说八道。
例: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: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。
例: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.
变形
third:waffles~done:waffled~pl:waffles~ing:waffling~past:waffled~

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