talk piffle
常与talk连用,表示说废话。
He talks piffle.
他说废话。
胡说,愚蠢的话;愚蠢行动
Nonsense or foolish talk.
胡说,愚蠢的话
Nonsense, foolish talk.
His speech was nothing but piffle from start to finish.
他的演讲从头到尾都是废话。
用法提示:piffle用作名词,表示‘废话’,在句中作表语。
Don't waste your time on such piffle; it won't help you solve the problem.
别在这种废话上浪费时间,它不会帮你解决问题。
用法提示:piffle用作名词,表示‘废话’,在句中作介词on的宾语。
The article was dismissed as piffle by the critics.
那篇文章被评论家斥为废话。
用法提示:piffle用作名词,表示‘废话’,在句中作主语补足语。
常与talk连用,表示说废话。
He talks piffle.
他说废话。
表示某事物是废话或愚蠢行动。
That's just piffle.
那只是废话。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop piffle!
正确表达Stop piffling!
中文学习者可能将"piffle"误当作名词直接用于祈使句,但英语中需要动词的-ing形式作为祈使句的谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子That's a piffle idea.
正确表达That's a piffling idea.
中文学习者可能误用"piffle"作形容词,正确形容词形式应为"piffling",表示‘琐碎的’。
nonsense强调毫无意义或荒谬的内容,常用于否定或批评;piffle更侧重琐碎无用的行为或言语,略带戏谑。
trifle指无价值的小事或少量东西,piffle指愚蠢无用的行为或言论,两者在“无价值”上相似,但trifle更常用于具体事物或数量。
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