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 hope I'm not being too long-winded.
  我希望我不是太啰。
• She explained to him, in long-winded detail, the operation of a camera.
  她详细的给酋长解释相机工作的原理细节。
• Heavily documented, the book is long-winded and verbose.
  此书引证过多，文字繁芜。
• So much needless repetition makes the article long-winded.
  这样叠床架屋，文章就太罗嗦了。
• This is fairly long-winded and less expressive than a PHP foreach statement.
  这相当冗长，比PHPforeach语句的开销少。
• When you get back, write a report-not too long-winded, you don't want to bore people.
  你回去时写个报告别多唠叨，你总不愿让人厌烦吧。
• 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。
• The articles are long-winded and devoid of substance.
  这些文章空话连篇。
• He's far too long-winded.
  他说话太啰唆。
• 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。