释义 |
gobbledygookgob‧ble‧dy‧gook (also gobbledegook British English) /ˈɡɒbəldiɡuːk $ ˈɡɑːbəldiɡʊk, -ɡuːk/ noun [uncountable] gobbledygookOrigin: 1900-2000 gobble - I can't understand all this legal gobbledygook.
- The extract reads as gobbledygook if it is read as a speech by one individual.
- The following is the key paragraph from the barrowload of civil service-drafted jargon and gobbledygook which Douglas dumped upon an unsuspecting House.
having no meaning► meaningless something that is meaningless has no meaning, and is therefore useless, wrong, or stupid: · I wish politicians would tell us the truth, instead of repeating their meaningless prepared answers.· The statement issued by the authorities was meaningless.· It is meaningless to ask what is "real" or "imaginary" in a story. ► nonsense speech or writing that has no meaning: · He described her comments as confused nonsense.talk nonsense: · I don't intend to waste any more time listening to you talk nonsense. ► gobbledygook informal complicated language, especially in an official document, that seems to have no meaning: · I can't understand all this legal gobbledygook. informal complicated language, especially in an official or technical document, that is impossible or difficult to understand – used to show disapproval |