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    twaddle

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++twad·dle /ˈtwɒdl $ ˈtwɑːdl/ noun [uncountable]  informalUNTRUE something that someone has said or written that you think is stupid 〔说的或写的〕无聊话，废话，蠢话 SYN nonsense I don’t believe in all that twaddle about fate. 我不相信那些关于命运的鬼话。
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    twaddle• Now he is gone and the work is public property, Sherlock Holmes can legally be seen in this kind of twaddle.    Origin twaddle (1700-1800) Probably from twattle “empty talk” ((17-19 centuries))
    twad·dle nounChineseSyllable
    written that someone Corpus said something or has


    twaddle
    twad‧dle /ˈtwɒdl $ ˈtwɑːdl/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: Probably from twattle 'empty talk' (17-19 centuries)
    informal something that someone has said or written that you think is stupid
       SYN  nonsense:
        I don’t believe in all that twaddle about fate.


    twad·dleBrE /ˈtwɒdl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtwɑːdl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) something that has been said or written that you think is stupid and not true 胡说八道；蠢话；废话；拙劣的文字 SYN nonsense