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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
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冗长的；啰嗦的；话多的
using or containing too many words; long-winded
His speech is too wordy.
他的演讲太啰唆了。
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。
AI contextual example
Try to avoid wordy explanations in your email.
尽量在邮件里避免冗长的解释。
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。
AI contextual example
newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
当时的报纸刊登长篇大论的啰嗦社论。
WordNet
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。
Not this
The wordy of his speech made it boring.
Use this
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'。
Not this
He used too many wordy in his essay.
Use this
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'。
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通常用于描述言语或文字冗长，不用于描述人。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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