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whiffle

/ˈ(h)wɪfl̩/

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noun

一阵轻风，微风，细风

A short blow or gust.

Examples :

"The candle flame flickered with each little whiffle from the open window. "

蜡烛的火焰随着从敞开的窗户吹来的每一阵轻微的细风而摇曳。

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noun

小事，琐事。

Something small or insignificant; a trifle.

Examples :

"Losing a pen is just a whiffle compared to failing the exam. "

丢了一支笔和考试不及格相比，简直是小菜一碟。

thing abstract quality

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noun

短笛，小笛。

A fife or small flute.

Examples :

"The music teacher played a bright, cheerful tune on her whiffle during music class. "

音乐老师在音乐课上用她的短笛吹奏了一首欢快明亮的曲子。

music utensil sound

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verb

吹拂，轻拂.

To blow a short gust.

Examples :

"The breeze whiffled through the open window, rustling the papers on my desk. "

微风轻轻吹拂过敞开的窗户，弄得我桌上的纸张沙沙作响。

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verb

含糊其辞，支吾。

To waffle, talk aimlessly.

Examples :

""Instead of answering the question directly, the politician began to whiffle about unrelated topics." "

政客没有直接回答问题，而是开始含糊其辞，扯到了一些不相关的话题上。

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verb

虚度光阴，浪费时间

Examples :

"He whiffled away the morning, procrastinating on his school project. "

他虚度了一个上午的光阴，一直拖延着学校的项目。

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verb

嗖嗖地飞，呼啸而过

To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.

Examples :

"The arrow whiffled past my ear during archery practice. "

练习射箭的时候，箭“嗖”的一声从我耳边呼啸而过。

sound action nature

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verb

急速降落，鸟落。

(of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.

Examples :

"The hawk, deciding to land on the branch, began to whiffle, dipping sharply from side to side as it lost altitude. "

老鹰决定落在树枝上，开始快速降落，它左右倾斜着，迅速降低高度。

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verb

飘忽不定，摇摆。

To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.

Examples :

"The weather vane on top of the barn would whiffle back and forth wildly in the strong, gusting wind. "

谷仓顶上的风向标在强劲的阵风中左右摇摆不定，忽东忽西。

weather nature environment condition direction

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verb

飘拂，挥动。

To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

Examples :

"The little girl used a colorful scarf to whiffle away the imaginary dust bunnies under her bed. "

小女孩用一条彩色的围巾轻轻挥动，想把床底下的假想灰尘兔子赶走。

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verb

含糊其辞，闪烁其词，支吾其词

To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.

Examples :

""The politician tended to whiffle about his stance on taxes, changing his mind depending on who he was talking to." "

这位政客在税务问题上的立场总是含糊其辞，闪烁其词，他会根据谈话对象而改变自己的观点。

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verb

消散，飘散。

To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.

Examples :

"The strong wind whiffled the leaves across the yard. "

强风把树叶吹散在院子里。