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waffle

B2 verb

waffle /ˈwɑf.əl/ nghĩa là nói loanh quanh, lấp lửng

Các nghĩa

  1. nói loanh quanh, lấp lửng

    To speak or write evasively or vaguely.

    uk · intransitive

    He waffled on for much of the earnings call without addressing the fall in share price.

  2. lượn lảo đảo khi hạ cánh

    Of a bird: to move in a side-to-side motion while descending before landing.

    intransitive

    The geese waffled as they approached the water.

  3. đi chậm rãi, thong thả

    Of an aircraft or motor vehicle: to travel in a slow and unhurried manner.

    colloquial · intransitive

  4. do dự, lưỡng lự

    To be indecisive about something; to dither, to vacillate, to waver.

    scotland · colloquial · intransitive

    I waffled between going to the deposition and going to the doctor's. Wishing Barbara was there, I decided to call the doctor afterward.

  5. nói dông dài, lan man

    Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.

    ambitransitive

    She waffled on for ages. Usually I'd say something smart or make it obvious that I wasn't interested and couldn't be bothered listening.

    The whole thing ended suddenly when the hotel manager arrived. He waffled on for a bit; this settled everyone down.

  6. lắc bàn tay qua lại

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

    transitive

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