twaddle

n. 废话, 蠢话 vi. 讲废话

发音

UK /ˈtwɒdəl/
US /ˈtwɑdəl/
AU

词形变化

twaddles 复数 twaddles twaddled twaddles 三单 twaddling twaddling 现在分词 twaddled 过去式 twaddled 过去分词

别名

twoddle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.

    胡言乱语

    胡说八道

    信口开河

    不可数 可数

    You're talking a load of twaddle. Get your facts straight, man!

  2. 2.

    One who twaddles; a twaddler.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To talk or write nonsense; to prattle.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

drool baloney tosh humbug bosh bilgewater boloney taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot

上位词 5

nonsense bunk meaninglessness hokum nonsensicality
动词

同义词 10

chatter clack blab blabber tattle prattle gabble gibber maunder palaver

上位词 6

talk speak mouth utter verbalize verbalise

下位词 5

babble blather blether blither smatter

词源

An alteration of twattle (1556), of unknown origin.

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