wishy-washy

英 [ˈwɪʃi wɒʃi] 美 [ˈwɪʃi wɑːʃi]

adj.  (思想或信仰)稀里糊涂的,不清楚的,不坚定的; (颜色)浅的,淡的



牛津词典

adj.

  1. (思想或信仰)稀里糊涂的,不清楚的,不坚定的
    not having clear or firm ideas or beliefs
    1. a wishy-washy liberal
      不坚定的自由主义者
  2. (颜色)浅的,淡的
    not bright in colour
    1. a wishy-washy blue
      淡淡的蓝色

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED (思想)不清楚的,不坚定的,糊涂的
    If you say that someone is wishy-washy, you are critical of them because their ideas are not firm or clear.
    1. If there's anything I can't stand it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
      如果说我有什么不能容忍的话,那就是犹犹豫豫、挑来挑去的客户。

双语例句

  1. If there's anything I can't stand it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
    如果说我有什么不能容忍的话,那就是犹犹豫豫、挑来挑去的客户。
  2. Which wishy-washy washerwoman wants to watch?
    哪一个软弱无力的洗衣女工想要看?
  3. Can you give me another example of wishy-washy?
    她呀!就是标准的wishy-washy。
  4. One mistake a lot of people make is being too nice, and too wishy-washy.
    很多人容易犯的一个毛病就是太好了,或者太优柔寡断了。
  5. Mr Hatoyama offered a robust defence of his political philosophy of Yuai fraternity which critics have derided as wishy-washy wishful thinking, but which he declared a "strong, combative concept" and "banner of revolution".
    鸠山对自己的“友爱”政治哲学进行了有力的辩护,称之为一种“坚强、斗志高昂的理念”和“革命的旗帜”。
  6. I don't need the wishy-washy thing.
    你不能敞开心扉对我,那么我也不要了。
  7. I don't want to be anything wishy-washy, except for the overtones of that.
    我不想变得无聊空泛,除了如果是说这个词的弦外之音。
  8. Wishy-washy, weak attempts to leave will be steamrolled, and you will be overrun by the will of your partner.
    拖泥带水,离开的柔弱努力将会打压,你将被你的伴侣的意志所占领。
  9. As I think I mentioned in the reply to Kohl's critique, to many people this sounds wishy-washy, and my students often do say that I'm wishy-washy.
    我记得我在回复科尔的批判的时候提到,对很多人来说这听起来很空泛,我的学生经常说我很空泛。
  10. Don't be wishy-washy; you can't go wrong by listening to what I say.
    别犹豫了,听我的话没错儿。
  11. Without affirmations, you may be what we may call wishy-washy about the idea.
    没有肯定,对于思想你们可以,我们可以称空泛的。
  12. He's just a wishy-washy liberal.
    他不过是个思想模糊的自由主义者。
  13. Some buddies just offer wishy-washy words of support.
    有些朋友只会提供一些不痛不痒的口头支持。
  14. If you have a very wishy-washy person who sometimes does negative things, they're not going to be gaining soul growth.
    如果你有一个非常缺乏力量身体,有时做负面的事情,它们不是增强灵魂的成长。
  15. "She's wishy-washy, and has no guts."
    她是软棉花捏的,一点儿骨气都没有
  16. His wishy-washy talk gave her the pip.
    他那不痛不痒的话使她很恼火。
  17. In a sort of wishy-washy way they are supporting it.
    他们在对这件事情的支持上显得软弱无力。
  18. Interesting words from a man who calls himself a "wishy-washy Anglican".
    有趣的字眼出之这个自称为“空洞无聊的圣公会教徒”。
  19. The idea at its core is to stop being, or sounding," wishy-washy ".
    其核心理念是让你做事或讲话不再显得软弱无力。

英英释义

adj

  1. weak in willpower, courage or vitality

      Synonym:    namby-pambygutlessspineless