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piffle

/ˈpɪf.əl/

Meanings
noun

胡说，废话。

Nonsense, foolish talk.

Examples :

""Don't listen to his complaints; it's all just piffle." "
别听他抱怨了，全是胡说八道。
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Related Words

Illustration instead

instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

代替，反而。

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

我本来打算去购物的，但我反而去跳舞了。

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afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

下午, 午后

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

我们家一般下午吃晚饭。

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important adjective

/ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/

重要，关键，至关重要。

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

给予女儿生活上的独立性，让她从经验中学习，这一点至关重要。

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foolish adjective

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/

愚蠢，笨，傻。

"My brother's decision to quit his job without another lined up was foolish. "

我弟弟还没找到下家就辞职，这个决定太傻了。

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nonsensical adjective

/nɑnˈsɛnsɪkəl/ /nɒnˈsɛnsɪkəl/

荒谬的，无意义的。

"The teacher's instructions were nonsensical; no one understood what to do. "

老师的指示荒谬至极，没人明白该做什么。

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delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

精致内衣，贴身内衣。

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

她小心翼翼地捧着那些精致的，带着蕾丝边的贴身内衣。

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ineffective adjective

/ˌɪnəˈfɛktɪv/ /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/

无效的, 无效力的

"The bug spray was ineffective; the mosquitoes were still biting us. "

这种驱蚊喷雾没什么用，蚊子还是照样咬我们。

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nonsense noun

/ˈnɒnsəns/ /ˈnɑnsɛns/

胡说，废话。

"After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense."

我父亲中风后，每次他试图说话，听起来都像在胡说八道。

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vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。

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working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

运作，运行

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

建筑队在新学校大楼上的运作进行得很顺利。

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squeamish adjective

/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/

娇气，神经质，容易恶心。

"He might have made a good doctor, had he not been so squeamish about the sight of blood."

要不是他那么娇气，一看到血就难受，说不定能当个好医生。

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complaints noun

/kəmˈpleɪnts/

抱怨，投诉

"The store manager received many complaints about the long wait times at the checkout. "

这家商店的经理收到了很多关于结账等待时间过长的抱怨。