twaddle
GRE畅通词汇
英 ['twɒd(ə)l]
美['twɑdl]
释义
n. 废话，闲聊
vi. 讲废话
n. (Twaddle)人名；(英)特沃德尔
近义词
中文词源
twaddle 废话，蠢话可能改写自 twattle,闲聊，瞎扯，拟声词。比较 prattle,rattle,tattle.
英文词源
- twaddle (n.)
- "silly talk, prosy nonsense," 1782, probably from twattle (1550s), of obscure origin.
双语例句
- 1. For such views or criticisms, which are not based on thorough investigation, are nothing but ignorant twaddle.
- 因为这种议论或批评, 没有经过周密调查, 不过是无知妄说.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Don't try to palm off that twaddle about the Cause to me.
- 请不要拿出什么主义之类的废话来跟我胡聊了.
来自飘（部分）
- 3. This is all hopeless twaddle that I am saying about her.
- 我这样说她,那是全无希望的拙劣废话.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Much of this is total twaddle, especially for football and banking.
- 这些说法大多数完全是瞎扯, 尤其是对于足球和银行业而言.
来自互联网
- 5. They won't waste it listening to the interviewees'twaddle.
- 他们不会把时间浪费在应聘人的闲谈上.
来自互联网
英英释意
- 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing
实用场景例句
- Much of this is total twaddle, especially for football and banking.
- 这些说法大多数完全是瞎扯, 尤其是对于足球和银行业而言.
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- For such views or criticisms, which are not based on thorough investigation, are nothing but ignorant twaddle.
- 因为这种议论或批评, 没有经过周密调查, 不过是无知妄说.
《简明英汉词典》
- This is all hopeless twaddle that I am saying about her.
- 我这样说她,那是全无希望的拙劣废话.
辞典例句
- What twaddle all these paradises are!
- 什么天堂,妄谈而已.
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- The novel is sentimental twaddle.
- 这部小说纯粹是无病呻吟.
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- I've never heard such utter twaddle!
- 我还从来没听过这么愚蠢透顶的话!
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- Don't try to palm off that twaddle about the Cause to me.
- 请不要拿出什么主义之类的废话来跟我胡聊了.
飘（部分）
- Third, and most powerfully, it is total twaddle.
- 第三, 也是最具说服力的原因, 这完全是胡扯.
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