long-winded

英 [ˌlɒŋ ˈwɪndɪd]

美 [ˌlɔːŋ ˈwɪndɪd]

adj.  冗长枯燥的; 啰唆的; 唠唠叨叨的

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 冗长枯燥的；啰唆的；唠唠叨叨的
  continuing for too long and therefore boring

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 长篇累牍的；冗长的；啰的
  If you describe something that is written or said aslong-winded, you are critical of it because it is longer than necessary.
  1. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted...
     宣言长篇大论，内容叠床架屋，词句常常含混不清或不知所云。
  2. I hope I'm not being too long-winded.
     我希望我不是太啰。

英英释义

adj

• using or containing too many words
  1. long-winded (or windy) speakers
  2. verbose and ineffective instructional methods
  3. newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
  4. proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
  Synonym:tediousverbosewindywordy

双语例句

• I'm sorry, but I think it's a little long-winded.
  抱歉，但我觉得有点太罗嗦了。
• A lot of American newspaper journalism strikes me as self-reverential, long-winded, over-edited and stuffy.
  很多美国报纸的新闻文章给我以自我欣赏、冗长、编辑过度和傲慢的感觉。
• She is really long-winded.
  她可真絮叨。
• They complain in particular that decision-making processes are long-winded and that some of Nomura's homegrown bankers are second-grade.
  他们抱怨最多的是，决策过程冗长以及野村的一些本土银行家水平欠佳。
• He's far too long-winded.
  他说话太啰唆。
• I hope I'm not being too long-winded.
  我希望我不是太啰。
• Without body language and facial expressions to help you interrupt long-winded people, put a system in place for making sure everyone gets a chance to speak.
  由于无法用身体语言和面部表情来帮助你打断喋喋不休的发言者，要使用某种系统来保证每个人都有发言的机会。
• While litigation may be long-winded and expensive, the settlement route poses troubling questions.
  虽说诉讼很可能过程冗长、代价不菲，但和解也会带来棘手问题。
• I prefer dialogue to long-winded speeches, so you can always interrupt me and raise your questions.
  我习惯长篇大论的讲话了，所以你可以随时打断我提出你的问题。
• Which is your long-winded way of saying you hope so.
  这就是你所希望的冗长的说法。