词汇 | long-winded |
释义 | Idiom long-winded long-winded speech or writing continues for too long in a way that is boring.She launched into a long-winded explanation of how she'd found the books and I'm afraid I didn't really listen. long-winded adjective 1 slow in doing something. In conventional use when applied to talking UK, 1961. 2 in homosexual usage, said of a man who takes a long time to reach orgasm US, 1981 long-windedOverly long, tedious, and often repetitive or rambling. Said of speech or writing. She's created a number of interesting characters here, but they're all mired in such long-winded prose that the whole thing is a chore to get through. My husband and I actually both fell asleep during my father's long-winded speech wedding speech. |
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