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The chief objection to the book is its great length.这本书的主要缺点是过于冗长。I asked him a simple question and he gave me a long and confusing answer.我只问了他一个简单问题，他却给了我一个冗长费解的回答。Legal writing is often unclear and verbose.法律文书往往含糊冗长。The long speech gave us the fidgets.冗长的演说使我们厌烦得坐不住了。His writing is diffuse and difficult to understand.他写的东西冗长难懂。I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.我必须承认自己对冗长的政治节目不是很热衷。The long lectures made the afternoon dull.冗长的讲座使整个下午很无聊。The chapter is mostly wordy rhetoric.这一章多为冗长的辞藻堆砌而成。The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。His redundant style needs heavy editing.他冗长的文体需费力加工编辑。The author has a somewhat laborious style of writing.这位作家的文章有点冗长拖沓。The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.这个作者冗长的写作风格无益于促进该书的销售。His actions were accompanied by a rambling monologue.他的行动伴随着一串冗长含糊的独白。The first half of the report reads like one long complaint.报告的上半部分读起来像一段冗长的抱怨。She provides illustrative material, often lengthy quotes from respondents.她常常摘引受访者的冗长回答作为说明材料。This computer manual is complete gobbledegook.这本计算机使用手册完全是本冗长的天书。Parretti had a lengthy criminal record that included fraud and conspiracy to commit bodily harm.帕雷蒂有冗长的犯罪记录，包括欺诈和同谋伤人。He went into a long rant about the high price of petrol.他开始了关于油价过高的冗长的解释。We got involved in a lengthy discussion.我们卷入了一场冗长的讨论。He was making quite a long speech.他的讲话颇为冗长。The speech was excruciatingly long.演讲太冗长了。The novel disappoints by being predictable and overly long.这部小说因其情节老套且篇幅冗长而令读者失望。Her writing can be repetitious.她的写作冗长重复，会使人厌烦。The arguments were tedious and complicated.那些论点冗长而繁复。He gave a long, windy speech.他的演讲冗长空洞。Each day Parkin wades through lengthy court reports.帕金每天都要处理冗长的法庭报告。They simply threatened to filibuster until the Senate adjourns.他们只是威胁说要以冗长演说进行阻挠，直到参议院休会。Tercek's interviewing style precluded any long-winded answers.泰尔切克的采访风格使拖沓冗长的回答变得不可能。Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences.她的书里全是些冗长晦涩的句子。After a lengthy musical introduction, the dancers finally appear.一段冗长的音乐铺垫之后，舞蹈演员们总算现身了。The movie was long and deadly dull.这部电影既冗长又枯燥乏味。The lengthy talks had been bedevilled by internal divisions.冗长的会谈因为内部部门的细分而显得乱糟糟的。You can reduce long explanations to simple charts or diagrams.你可以把冗长的解释简化成一目了然的图表。I don't want to get involved in some lengthy argument about who is to blame.我不想卷入谁该承担责任的冗长争论。He gave a long, tiring report.他的报告冗长，令人厌倦。Conceivably, supporters of the law could filibuster to prevent it from being revised.可以想到，该法律的支持者会用冗长的演说去阻止其被修订。The new prime minister admitted that her maiden speech had been too long.新首相承认她的首次讲演太冗长了。Her translation is too literal, resulting in unnatural-sounding prose.她的译文太拘泥于字面了，结果成了冗长而不自然的行文。It was a long film and an uninteresting one to boot.这是部冗长的影片，而且很乏味。The book includes several lengthy asides about the personal lives of scientists involved in the project.这本书里有几处冗长的离题话，都跟参与这个项目的科学家的个人生活有关。 |