waffle

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表面に四角いくぼみがある平たい焼き菓子。朝食などに甘くして食べる。

やさしい英語で： A flat cooked food with little square holes, often served sweet for breakfast.

• I had a waffle for breakfast.
• She put strawberries on her waffles.
• Would you like butter with your waffle?

よく使う表現： a waffle, waffle iron, waffle with syrup, waffle batter

無駄話、中身のない話

言葉ばかり多く、明確な内容や役立つ情報がほとんどない話や文章。

やさしい英語で： Speech or writing that uses many words but gives little clear or useful information.

• His answer was mostly waffle.
• Cut the waffle from your report.
• The speech contained plenty of waffle but no clear plan.

類義語： rambling, hot air, padding

よく使う表現： a lot of waffle, meaningless waffle, full of waffle

だらだら話す、要領を得ない話をする

明確な要点や役立つ内容を示さず、長々と話したり書いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To talk or write for a long time without making a clear or useful point.

• Please stop waffling and answer the question.
• She waffled on for ten minutes.
• He tends to waffle when asked about money.

使い方： waffle on about something (He waffled on about his plans without giving any details.)

類義語： ramble, drone on

よく使う表現： waffle on, waffle about something

迷う、決めかねる

なかなか決められなかったり、決定や意見を何度も変えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To have trouble deciding, or keep changing your decision or opinion.

• Stop waffling and choose a restaurant.
• He waffled between the two job offers.
• The committee is still waffling on the final date.

使い方： waffle between A and B (She waffled between accepting the offer and staying home.); waffle on something (The mayor continues to waffle on the proposal.)

類義語： waver, vacillate, hesitate

よく使う表現： waffle on something, waffle between options

左右に揺れながら降下する

鳥が着地に向けて、左右に揺れながら降りる。

やさしい英語で： If a bird does this, it sways from side to side as it comes down to land.

• The geese waffle before landing.
• A goose waffled as it descended toward the lake.
• We watched the birds waffling above the water.

類義語： whiffle

よく使う表現： geese waffle, waffle before landing