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

• What happened to gay waffles?
  和同志聊天的事怎么了？
• Jenny: Do I smell the chocolate waffles?
  我是不是闻到了巧克力松饼的味道啊？
• I thought it was waffles.
  我还以为是华夫饼。
• Slather Greek yogurt on whole-wheat frozen toaster waffles and top with blueberries for a delicious twist.
  将希腊酸奶的全麦烤华夫饼干涂上冷冻与美味的蓝莓。
• I use it to make especially tender pancakes and waffles, and in desserts, including a soft-frozen yogurt, barely sweetened.
  我用它做出特别软的薄饼和华夫饼，还有甜点中，包括一种软冷冻酸奶，几乎没有加甜味。
• Would you like sugar or syrup for the waffles?
  女招待：华夫饼上放糖还是放糖浆？
• 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。
• You want toast or toaster waffles?
  你要来个土司面包还是松饼？
• I'll have tomato juice, waffles, scrambled eggs and tea.
  我要番茄汁、夫饼、炒鸡蛋和茶水。
• Blacks who migrated north after the Civil War served African-spiced fried chicken with European waffles.
  内战之后迁移到北方的黑人把欧洲华夫饼和非洲五香炸鸡混合在了一起。