twaddle

• n. 废话，闲聊
• vi. 讲废话
• n. (Twaddle)人名；(英)特沃德尔

可能改写自 twattle,闲聊，瞎扯，拟声词。比较 prattle,rattle,tattle.

twaddle (n.)

"silly talk, prosy nonsense," 1782, probably from twattle (1550s), of obscure origin.

1. For such views or criticisms, which are not based on thorough investigation, are nothing but ignorant twaddle.

因为这种议论或批评, 没有经过周密调查, 不过是无知妄说.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Don't try to palm off that twaddle about the Cause to me.

请不要拿出什么主义之类的废话来跟我胡聊了.

来自飘（部分）

3. This is all hopeless twaddle that I am saying about her.

我这样说她,那是全无希望的拙劣废话.

来自辞典例句

4. Much of this is total twaddle, especially for football and banking.

这些说法大多数完全是瞎扯, 尤其是对于足球和银行业而言.

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5. They won't waste it listening to the interviewees'twaddle.

他们不会把时间浪费在应聘人的闲谈上.

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1. pretentious or silly talk or writing

Much of this is total twaddle, especially for football and banking.

这些说法大多数完全是瞎扯, 尤其是对于足球和银行业而言.

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For such views or criticisms, which are not based on thorough investigation, are nothing but ignorant twaddle.

因为这种议论或批评, 没有经过周密调查, 不过是无知妄说.

《简明英汉词典》

This is all hopeless twaddle that I am saying about her.

我这样说她,那是全无希望的拙劣废话.

辞典例句

What twaddle all these paradises are!

什么天堂,妄谈而已.

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The novel is sentimental twaddle.

这部小说纯粹是无病呻吟.

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I've never heard such utter twaddle!

我还从来没听过这么愚蠢透顶的话!

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Don't try to palm off that twaddle about the Cause to me.

请不要拿出什么主义之类的废话来跟我胡聊了.

飘（部分）

Third, and most powerfully, it is total twaddle.

第三, 也是最具说服力的原因, 这完全是胡扯.

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