long-winded

adjective
🔊/ˌlɒŋ ˈwɪndɪd/
🔊/ˌlɔːŋ ˈwɪndɪd/
(disapproving)
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  1. (especially of talking or writing尤指说话或写作) continuing for too long and therefore boring冗长枯燥的;啰嗦的;唠唠叨叨的 synonym tedious
    • a long-winded speaker冗长的演说者
    • a long-winded process一个漫长的过程
    • He told us a rather long-winded story about his sister.他给我们讲了一个关于他姐姐的长篇故事。
    • Her essay was long-winded and boring.她的论文冗长而乏味。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLong-winded is used with these nouns:
    • speech
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