twaddle + adverb
此处为不及物用法,副词说明胡扯的方式或程度。
He twaddled endlessly.
他没完没了地胡扯。
说废话;胡写;唠叨。;讲废话
说废话;胡写;唠叨。
To talk or write nonsense; to prattle.
一般现在时
He twaddles on about nothing.
他整天讲废话。
past
She twaddled for hours at the meeting.
她在会上唠叨了好几个小时。
现在进行时
They are twaddling again, ignoring the real issues.
他们又在说废话,忽略了真正的问题。
规则动词,过去式加-ed。
He twaddles about politics whenever we meet.
每次我们见面,他都胡扯政治。
用法提示:twaddles 是动词第三人称单数形式,表示“胡说、说废话”。
She twaddled on for an hour without saying anything useful.
她瞎说了一个小时,没有说出任何有用的东西。
用法提示:twaddled 是动词过去式,表示“胡扯”。
Stop twaddling and give me a straight answer.
别胡扯了,给我一个直接的答案。
用法提示:twaddling 是现在分词,用于祈使句表示“别胡说八道”。
此处为不及物用法,副词说明胡扯的方式或程度。
He twaddled endlessly.
他没完没了地胡扯。
stop 后接动名词,表示停止正在进行的唠叨或胡扯。
Stop twaddling and listen.
别再胡扯了,听我说。
grammar · medium
易错句子They twaddled the new policy for an hour.
正确表达They twaddled about the new policy for an hour.
twaddle 表示“胡说某个话题”时不能把话题直接作宾语,要用 twaddle about/on + 话题;所以在 the new policy 前加 about 才符合不及物动词的搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has twaddle all morning.
正确表达He has twaddled all morning.
现在完成时中助动词 has 后必须用过去分词;twaddle 的过去分词是 twaddled,不能保留原形。
twiddle 指用手无意识地拨弄或转动某物,动作对象是手指或小物件;twaddle 则专指说或写废话,内容空洞无意义,两者一个关乎手部动作,一个关乎言语内容。
dawdle 强调行动缓慢、浪费时间,常用于走路或做事拖沓;twaddle 强调说或写的内容是废话,不涉及速度或时间浪费。
prattle 常指连续不断、天真幼稚的闲扯,多用于儿童或轻松场合,侧重说话方式而非内容毫无价值;twaddle 则明确指所说的内容是废话、胡扯,带有否定评价。
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