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be long-winded
用于描述某人或某事物冗长啰嗦。
His speech was long-winded and boring.
他的演讲冗长而乏味。
冗长的；啰嗦的；说话拖沓的
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冗长的；啰嗦的；说话拖沓的
talking or writing at tedious length; unnecessarily verbose
His speech was long-winded and boring.
他的演讲冗长而乏味。
Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
使用或包含过多的词语
using or containing too many words
His speech was so long-winded that the audience started to doze off.
他的演讲如此冗长，以至于观众开始打瞌睡。
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The professor's long-winded explanation confused the students even more.
教授冗长的解释让学生们更加困惑。
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I find his writing style too long-winded; he could have said the same thing in two pages.
我觉得他的写作风格过于冗长；他本来可以用两页纸说清楚同一件事。
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long-winded (or windy) speakers
说话冗长(或啰嗦)的演讲者
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用于描述某人或某事物冗长啰嗦。
His speech was long-winded and boring.
他的演讲冗长而乏味。
修饰名词，表示该事物冗长。
She gave a long-winded explanation of the rules.
她对规则做了冗长的解释。
使用宾语补足语结构表示认为某事物冗长。
I found his story long-winded and difficult to follow.
我觉得他的故事冗长且难以理解。
Not this
After the marathon, he felt long-winded.
Use this
After the marathon, he was out of breath.
学习者将'long-winded'误解为'呼吸长'的直译，实际意为'冗长的'，描述人呼吸急促时应使用'out of breath'。
Not this
He long-winded about his vacation.
Use this
He was long-winded about his vacation.
学习者误将'long-winded'用作动词，但它是形容词，需要系动词be。
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通常用于描述演讲、文章等冗长啰唆；可作定语或表语。
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