bilge
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/bɪldʒ/us
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/bɪldʒ/ noun old-fashioned slang nonsense: Don't talk such bilge! 不要说这么无聊的话!
codswallop
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/ˈkɒdzˌwɒl.əp/us
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/ˈkɑːdzˌwɑː.ləp/ noun UK slang nonsense: What a load of codswallop! 全是一堆废话!
drivel
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/ˈdrɪv.əl/us
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/ˈdrɪv.əl/ noun disapproving nonsense or boring and unnecessary information: You don't believe the drivel you read on the internet, do you? 你不会相信网络上的胡言乱语,对吧?
garbage
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/ˈgɑː.bɪdʒ/us
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/ˈgɑːr.bɪdʒ/ noun nonsense or stupid ideas: He talks a lot of garbage about education. 他废话连篇地大谈自己对教育的看法。
hogwash
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/ˈhɑːg.wɑːʃ/ noun informal nonsense, or words that are intended to deceive: His answer was pure hogwash. 他的回答纯粹是废话。
malarkey
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/məˈlɑː.ki/us
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/məˈlɑːr.ki/ noun informal silly behaviour or nonsense: I like the socializing but I can't be bothered with dressing up and all that malarkey. 我喜欢社交活动,但梳妆打扮这样的琐事却让我不胜其烦。
palaver
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/pəˈlæv.ɚ/ noun informal talking or discussion that goes on for too long and is not important: That's enough palaver for now. 废话足够了。
piffle
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/ˈpɪf.əl/us
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/ˈpɪf.əl/ noun old-fashioned informal nonsense: Jo really does talk a lot of piffle sometimes. 乔有时确实废话很多。
poppycock
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/ˈpɑː.pi.kɑːk/ noun old-fashioned disapproving nonsense: He dismissed the allegations as poppycock. 他把这些指控当作废话不加考虑。
rot
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/rɒt/us
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/rɑːt/ noun old-fashioned informal nonsense: Don't talk rot! “别说废话!”
twaddle
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/ˈtwɒd.əl/us
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/ˈtwɑː.dəl/ noun UK informal speech or writing that is silly or not true: She dismissed the findings as utter twaddle/a load of old twaddle. 她认为这些研究结果只不过是一堆废话,根本不予理睬。
wind
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/wɪnd/us
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/wɪnd/ noun UK informal disapproving words that do not mean anything and false statements: I rarely bother to listen to politicians' speeches - it's all just wind. 几乎从不费神去听政治家的演讲——都是废话。
rubbish
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/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ B2 noun mainly UK informal something that you think is very low quality or not true: The film was rubbish. 这部电影纯属垃圾。
crap
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/kræp/us
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/kræp/ noun UK something that is not worth anything, not useful, nonsense, or of bad quality: I can't believe she's trying to pass off this crap as art! 我简直不敢相信她想拿这个破玩意儿冒充艺术品!
verbiage
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/ˈvɝː.bi.ɪdʒ/ noun formal disapproving language that is very complicated and contains a lot of unnecessary words: His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical verbiage that I couldn't understand it. 他的解释充斥着太多晦涩累赘的专业术语,我根本就听不懂。