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单词 wishy-washy
释义

wishy-washy

(wɪʃi wɒʃi)
adjective
If you say that someone is wishy-washy, you are critical of them because their ideas are not firm or clear.
[informal, disapproval]
If there's anything I can't stand, it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
Synonyms: feeble, weak, bland, ineffective More Synonyms of wishy-washy
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wishy-washy in British English

(ˈwɪʃɪˌwɒʃɪ)
adjective informal
1. 
lacking in substance, force, colour, etc
2. 
watery; thin
Derived forms
wishy-washily (ˈwishy-ˌwashily)
adverb
wishy-washiness (ˈwishy-ˌwashiness)
noun

wishy-washy in American English

(ˈwɪʃiˌwɔʃi)
adjective Informal
1. 
watery; insipid; thin
2. 
a. 
weak; feeble
b. 
vacillating; indecisive
Derived forms
wishy-washily (ˈwishy-ˌwashily)
adverb
Word origin
redupl. of washy

Examples of 'wishy-washy' in a sentence
wishy-washy

She told them they'd say something equivocal and wishy-washy and then scurry back to London as fast as their little legs would carry them.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
Now, here she is confronted by Lucy's chaos and Barnaby's wishy-washy sentimentality.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003)
Last night's crystal clear certainties were dissolving into wishy-washy doubts.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2003)
I was so wishy-washy about the way I felt, but I knew I couldn't hide in the rest room forever.
Kimberla Lawson Roby A TASTE OF REALITY (2003)
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