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

• M: what do you usually have for breakfast? 1 pancakes or waffles?
  玛丽：早餐通常都吃什麽？煎饼还是烘饼？
• 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。
• 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。
• Belgians and tourists stroll through Christmas markets that sell hot, spiced wine and Belgium's famous waffles.
  比利时本地居民和来自其他国家的游客们都聚集在圣诞集市上，这里销售着温热的红酒、还有比利时有名的烧饼。
• 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。
• Dust the waffles with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries.
  洒上糖粉和鲜草莓一块上碟。
• Evenly toasts a variety of bread products including bagels, texas toast, waffles, and english muffins;
  均匀烘烤各类面包类产品，包括面包片、小餐包、硬面包圈、华夫饼、英式松饼等；
• Jenny: Do I smell the chocolate waffles?
  我是不是闻到了巧克力松饼的味道啊？
• Your mother's making waffles.
  你妈做了华夫饼干。