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verbiage

/ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪdʒ/

Meanings
noun

冗词赘句，废话。

Overabundance of words.

Examples :

"The contract was confusing because of the excessive verbiage; it was hard to understand the key points through all the extra words. "
合同让人很困惑，因为里面冗词赘句太多了；关键点被太多的废话淹没，很难理解。
language communication writing

Related Words

Illustration points

points noun

/pɔɪnts/

点，要点

""The teacher marked specific points on the map where we needed to label the cities." "

老师在地图上标出了几个具体的点，我们需要在这些点上标注城市名称。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

理解，明白，领会。

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

我的老师解释了新的数学概念，我完全领会了。

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

Illustration bureaucratic

bureaucratic adjective

/ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk/ /ˌbjʊroʊˈkrætɪk/

官僚的，衙门作风的

"the European Union is legalistic, bureaucratic and runs by precedent."

欧盟非常注重法律形式，官僚作风严重，并且按惯例行事。

Illustration confusing

confusing verb

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

使迷惑，使困惑。

"The complicated instructions for the new software program confused many of the employees. "

这个新软件程序的复杂说明使很多员工感到困惑。

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

方式，方法，态度

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

我妹妹学写字的时候，姿态非常认真仔细。

Illustration expressed

expressed verb

/ɛkˈspɹɛst/

表达， 表述， 显露。

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."

我对他的爱，无法用言语表达。

Illustration overabundance

overabundance noun

/ˌoʊvərʌˈbʌndəns/

过剩，过多，供过于求

"The farm experienced an overabundance of tomatoes this year, so they donated a large portion to the local food bank. "

今年农场西红柿产量过剩，所以他们把很大一部分捐给了当地的食物银行。

Illustration contract

contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

合同，合约。

"Marriage is a contract."

婚姻也是一种契约，双方约定好共同生活的责任和义务。