waffles

英 [ˈwɒflz]

美 [ˈwɑːflz]

n.  华夫饼，蛋奶烘饼(两面有方块图案，常涂以糖浆、奶油等); 胡扯; 废话连篇
v.  胡扯; 耍贫嘴; 絮叨; 胡写; 拿不定主意; 三心二意
waffle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 胡扯;胡说;废话连篇
  If you say that someonewaffles, you are critical of them because they talk or write a lot without actually making any clear or important points.
  1. My wife often tells me I waffle...
     我妻子经常说我胡说八道。
  2. 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。
  3. Waffle onmeans the same aswaffle.
     waffle on 同 waffle
  4. Whenever I open my mouth I don't half waffle on...
     我无论何时开口，从不夸夸其谈。
  5. 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。
  6. Waffleis also a noun.
     
  7. He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.
     他写的满篇都是自鸣得意、道貌岸然的废话。
• VERB 犹豫不决;含糊其词
  If someonewaffleson an issue or question, they cannot decide what to do or what their opinion is about it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 华夫饼
  Awaffleis a kind of square cake made of batter with squares marked on it. Waffles are usually eaten with syrup poured over them.

双语例句

• White flour was scarce and so expensive that corn bread was universal instead of biscuits, rolls and waffles.
  白面极贵又很难买到，因此普遍以玉米面包代替饼干、面包卷和蛋糕。
• So the fried chicken wings, waffles with syrup and hot sauce.
  炸鸡翅，华夫饼加糖浆，还有辣酱。
• They are deep-fried waffles, topped with icing and multicoloured sprinkles.
  它们是油炸的华夫饼，表面加上糖衣和五颜六色的巧克力屑。
• Jenny: Do I smell the chocolate waffles?
  我是不是闻到了巧克力松饼的味道啊？
• How about a waffle, Miss? We make delicious waffles.
  小姐，来点鸡蛋饼好吗？我们做得十分美味可口。
• I'll have tomato juice, waffles, scrambled eggs and tea.
  我要番茄汁、夫饼、炒鸡蛋和茶水。
• H he ate this huge plate of waffles yesterday.
  他昨天吃了一大盘子饼干。
• You want toast or toaster waffles?
  你要来个土司面包还是松饼？
• I suppose you'd rather be in Chicago, eating waffles and hamburgers, or suchlike?
  我想你可能更愿意呆在芝加哥，吃着华夫饼干和汉堡包之类的东西，对吗？
• Dust the waffles with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries.
  洒上糖粉和鲜草莓一块上碟。