waffle

noun

/ˈwɒfl/

/ˈwɑːfl/

[countable] a dry, flat cake with a pattern of squares on both sides, often eaten with sweet sauce, cream, etc. on top华夫饼，蛋奶烘饼（两面有方块图案，常涂以糖浆、奶油等）
- a waffle iron (= for making waffles with)蛋奶烘饼烤模
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[uncountable] (British English, informal) language that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting胡扯；废话连篇
- The report is just full of waffle.这份报告只是一大堆废话。
- You have to sit through a lot of waffle about procedures.你必须耐着性子听完一大堆关于程序的废话。

词源noun sense 1 mid 18th cent.: from Dutch wafel; compare with wafer. noun sense 2 late 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘yap, yelp’): frequentative of dialect waff ‘yelp’, of imitative origin.

waffle

verb

/ˈwɒfl/

/ˈwɑːfl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they waffle	/ˈwɒfl/ /ˈwɑːfl/
he / she / it waffles	/ˈwɒflz/ /ˈwɑːflz/
past simple waffled	/ˈwɒfld/ /ˈwɑːfld/
past participle waffled	/ˈwɒfld/ /ˈwɑːfld/
-ing form waffling	/ˈwɒflɪŋ/ /ˈwɑːflɪŋ/

[intransitive] waffle (on) (about something) (British English, informal, disapproving) to talk or write using a lot of words but without saying anything interesting or important胡扯；耍贫嘴；絮叨；胡写
- The principal waffled on about exam results but no one was listening.校长絮絮叨叨地谈着考试结果，但是谁也没有听进去。
- If you want to sound professional—don’t waffle.如果你想听起来很专业，不要胡扯。
[intransitive] waffle (on/over something) (North American English, informal) to be unable to decide what to do about something or what you think about something拿不定主意；三心二意
- The senator was accused of waffling on major issues.人们指责参议员在主要问题上立场模糊。

词源verb late 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘yap, yelp’): frequentative of dialect waff ‘yelp’, of imitative origin.