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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.
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My wife often tells me I waffle...
我妻子经常说我胡说八道。
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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。
- Waffle on means the same as waffle .waffle on 同 waffle
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Whenever I open my mouth I don't half waffle on...
我无论何时开口，从不夸夸其谈。
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That's all I had to say on the subject — we don't want to waffle on about it all day.
这个问题我只想说这么多——我们不该一整天都为此废话。
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- Waffle is also a noun.
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He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.
他写的满篇都是自鸣得意、道貌岸然的废话。
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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.
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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。
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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。
waffling
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Still, the administration, after some waffling, has now said that it will not stand in the way of Congress.
政府犹豫再三后，还是表示不会阻止国会。
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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.
- Noun
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1. pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
- Verb
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1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
- 1. Cut the waffle and get to the point.
- 别胡扯，谈正题。
来自《简明英汉词典》
