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waffle

/ˈwɒ.fl/ /ˈwɑ.fl/

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noun

华夫饼，格子饼。

A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.

Examples :

"The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream."

早午餐是华夫饼，上面铺着草莓和鲜奶油。

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noun

华夫饼薯饼，格子薯饼

A potato waffle, a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.

Examples :

"For breakfast, she made a delicious potato waffle for her children. "

早餐时，她给孩子们做了美味的格子薯饼。

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verb

压扁，压碎。

Examples :

"The construction worker used a sledgehammer to waffle the old concrete. "

那个建筑工人用大锤把旧混凝土压扁压碎了。

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noun

空话，含糊不清的话。

Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

Examples :

"This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle."

这个有趣的观点似乎淹没在一大堆自命不凡的空话里了。

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verb

摇摆下降，左右摇晃着下降

(of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.

Examples :

"The geese waffled as they approached the water."

鹅群在接近水面时，摇摆着下降。

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verb

含糊其辞，闪烁其词。

To speak or write vaguely and evasively.

Examples :

"My boss waffled about the project deadline, giving us no clear instructions. "

我的老板对项目截止日期含糊其辞，没有给我们明确的指示。

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verb

含糊其辞，唠唠叨叨地说。

To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.

Examples :

"The student started to waffle when the teacher asked him about his missing homework, talking about his dog, his breakfast, and everything but the reason he didn't do the assignment. "

当老师问学生为什么没交作业时，他开始含糊其辞，一会儿说他的狗，一会儿说他的早餐，就是不肯说没做作业的原因。

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verb

犹豫，含糊其辞。

Examples :

"He tended to waffle on important decisions, often changing his mind several times. "

他做重要决定时总是犹豫不决，经常变来变去。

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verb

犹豫不决地比划，摇摆不定地表示。

To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.

Examples :

"He waffled about whether to take the math or the history course, unable to decide which one he preferred. "

他犹豫不决地比划着，一会儿想选数学课，一会儿又想选历史课，始终拿不定主意到底更喜欢哪一门。

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