be wordy
表示主语具有啰唆的特征。
His speech is too wordy.
他的演讲太啰唆了。
冗长的；啰嗦的；话多的
用词冗长的；罗唆的；口头的；多言的
using or containing too many words; long-winded
用词冗长的
Using an excessive number of words.
冗长的
using or containing too many words
The report was so wordy that I skipped most of it.
那份报告太冗长，我大部分都跳过了。
用法提示：wordy 是形容词，表示文章或讲话用词过多、冗长。
AI contextual example
Try to avoid wordy explanations in your email.
尽量在邮件里避免冗长的解释。
用法提示：wordy 作定语修饰 explanations，表示言辞啰嗦。
AI contextual example
His speech got wordier as he went on, and the audience lost interest.
他的演讲越往后越啰嗦，听众失去了兴趣。
用法提示：wordier 是 wordy 的比较级，表示更加冗长。
AI contextual example
表示主语具有啰唆的特征。
His speech is too wordy.
他的演讲太啰唆了。
wordy直接修饰名词，表示该名词内容冗长。
She gave a wordy explanation.
她做了一个冗长的解释。
表示状态变化，从简练变得冗长。
The document becomes wordy in the later sections.
文件后面部分变得啰唆了。
系动词sound后接形容词，表示给人的感觉。
This sentence sounds wordy.
这个句子听起来很啰唆。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wordy of his speech made it boring.
正确表达The wordiness of his speech made it boring.
'wordy' 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。表达‘冗长’这个抽象概念时，需要改为名词形式 'wordiness'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He used too many wordy in his essay.
正确表达He used too many words in his essay.
'wordy' 是形容词，不能用作可数名词。此处需要表示‘词语’的名词 'words'。
verbose 偏指用词繁琐复杂，wordy 仅指字数过多
long-winded 指讲话或文章过于冗长乏味，wordy 更侧重不简洁
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