Word
piffle
/ˈpifl/
noun
废话；胡扯
核心释义
Nonsense or foolish talk.
- 1.
胡说,愚蠢的话
Nonsense, foolish talk.
胡说,愚蠢的话；愚蠢行动；废话
用法In use
His speech was nothing but piffle from start to finish.
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.
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.
用法提示：piffle用作名词，表示‘废话’，在句中作主语补足语。
talk piffle
常与talk连用，表示说废话。
He talks piffle.
他说废话。
be piffle
表示某事物是废话或愚蠢行动。
That's just piffle.
那只是废话。
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语法说明Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，意为‘废话’。
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