单词	long-winded
释义	long-windedlong-wind‧ed /ˌlɒŋ ˈwɪndɪd◂ $ ˌlɒːŋ-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES long-winded politicians Dad can be so long-winded sometimes, I cringe when he starts talking to someone new. Her letters do tend to be a bit long-winded. I'm sick of reading badly-written and long-winded scripts by candidates who should know better. Jacques launched into a long-winded explanation that left us just as confused as before. One long-winded speaker after another came to the podium. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But you don't need to go this long-winded way around doing it. Massot was a pleasant but impossibly long-winded Gaul whose briefest reminiscence about his days in the Resistance tended to last an hour. Natural language is ambiguous and long-winded and these techniques are much superior. No, those long-winded gentlemen put me off sermons for a good long while. One wonders what would happen should Mack apply her long-winded principles to herself. That definition, which is taken from Box's study, is rather long-winded, but corporate crime is a complex issue. The journey was a long-winded one, first by train to Carcassonne and then to Couiza-Montazels. This method is, however, a little long-winded if you only want to edit a couple of lines. Thesaurus THESAURUStoo long► long-winded continuing for too long – used about speeches, answers, explanations etc: · a very long-winded answer to a simple question· He gave a long-winded speech about the company’s vision for the future. ► interminable very long and boring: · They faced an interminable wait in the departure lounge of the airport.· The journey seemed interminable. ► long-drawn-out [only before noun] used about a process that continues for much too long: · The news heightened expectations that the long-drawn-out investigation might be coming to a close. Longman Language Activatorcontinuing for too long► long-drawn-out a long-drawn-out process continues for a long time, is very tiring, and probably continues for longer than it needs to: · The long-drawn-out campaigns that precede every election in the US have already begun.· This war is too one-sided to be very long-drawn-out. · Netscape faces a long-drawn-out battle with software giant Microsoft.· Building up a successful herd is a long-drawn out process of careful buying and breeding. ► long-winded a speech or piece of writing that is long-winded is too long and therefore boring or difficult to understand: · Jacques launched into a long-winded explanation that left us just as confused as before.· Her letters do tend to be a bit long-winded.· I'm sick of reading badly-written and long-winded scripts by candidates who should know better. ► protracted something unpleasant that is protracted continues for a long time, which makes it worse than usual: · After a bloody and protracted struggle, the "Mau-Mau" fighters forced Britain to grant independence.· This marks the first day of what is likely to be a protracted and bitter courtroom battle.· There was a protracted silence, after which Lydia said quietly, 'I'm to inherit all the money -- you'll get nothing.' ► interminable formal continuing for a very long time so that it becomes boring and you become impatient: · The ride back to the city seemed interminable.· What's the reason for all these interminable delays?· She wasn't looking forward to the interminable winter nights, alone in the cabin.· He launched into an interminable monologue about his last therapy session. ► drag on to continue for too long and so become boring or annoying: · Despair grew as the war dragged on.· Presidential campaigns seem to drag on forever.· If the stalemate drags on, there could be serious consequences for the town's population. drag on for weeks/years etc: · Lawsuits about titles to land often drag on for years without settlement.· The fighting dragged on for another two years before a settlement was finally reached.drag on into October/2002/next year etc: · Analysts fear the downturn will drag on into next year.drag on until 1945/2.00 a.m. etc: · The meeting dragged on until late afternoon. ► take ages/years/forever etc to take much longer than seems reasonable: · Getting visas to visit America seemed to take ages.· The problem with letters is that they always get lost or take forever to arrive.· It'll take days to sort this mess out.take somebody ages/years/forever etc: · It took me ages to get all that washing done.· It took Josephine months to finish writing her dissertation. to talk for a long time in a confused or boring way► ramble to talk for too long in a confused way, changing the subject and forgetting what you have already said: · The trouble is once Dad gets started on a subject, he tends to ramble.ramble on: · Ida rambled on, but Anna wasn't listening to her.ramble about: · He was a little drunk and kept rambling on about the good old days. ► babble to talk quickly and in a confused way so that you seem slightly silly, especially because you are nervous: · Don't pay any attention to her - she's just babbling.babble on: · He babbled on and on until everyone had left the room.babble about: · He was running around babbling about someone named Tulkeke. ► waffle British to talk for a long time without making your meaning clear and without really saying anything useful or important: · He didn't know what he was talking about - he was just waffling.· Interviewers dislike candidates who just sit there and waffle instead of answering the questions. ► witter on/rabbit on British informal to talk for a long time about something in a stupid and boring way: · It doesn't matter what she's talking about - she'll witter on for hours.· George just rabbited on, boring everyone to death with his silly nonsense. ► windbag/gasbag informal someone who talks too much, especially in a very boring way: · What a gasbag that Mrs Jenkins is! I've been stuck with her for over an hour.· There's a bunch of old windbags on the town council who don't know when to shut up. ► long-winded someone who is long-winded takes a long time to say something that they could say in a shorter time, which makes other people bored and impatient: · One long-winded speaker after another came to the podium.· Dad can be so long-winded sometimes, I cringe when he starts talking to someone new. 1continuing to talk for too long or using too many words in a way that is boring:  His speeches tend to be rather long-winded.► see thesaurus at long2if a way of doing something is long-winded, it is very complicated:  The whole process is incredibly long-winded.
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