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单词 rambling
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Examples of 'rambling' in a sentence
rambling

With the rambling intercessions of various minor professors, the conference session on relativity draws peacefully to a close.Inshore, a broad green lawn rose from the beach to a rambling collection of buildings.The village was small, the house, once a vicarage, was old and rambling.

In other languages
rambling

British English: rambling ADJECTIVE
building A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape.
...that rambling house and its bizarre contents.
  • American English: rambling
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desconexo
  • Chinese: 不整齐的
  • European Spanish: laberíntico
  • French: plein de coins et de recoins
  • German: weitläufig
  • Italian: dalla struttura irregolare
  • Japanese: だだっ広い
  • Korean: >되는대로 퍼져나가는건물이
  • European Portuguese: desconexo
  • Latin American Spanish: laberíntico
British English: rambling ADJECTIVE
writing If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you are criticizing it for being too long and very confused.
His actions were accompanied by a rambling monologue.
  • American English: rambling
  • Brazilian Portuguese: incoerente
  • Chinese: 漫无边际的
  • European Spanish: inconexo
  • French: décousu
  • German: weitschweifig
  • Italian: sconnesso
  • Japanese: とりとめのない
  • Korean: 횡설수설한
  • European Portuguese: incoerente
  • Latin American Spanish: inconexo

Chinese translation of 'rambling'

rambling

(ˈræmblɪŋ)

n (u)

  1. 散步 (sànbù)

adj

  1. [speech, letter] 漫无(無)边(邊)际(際)的 (màn wú biānjì de)
  2. [house] 杂(雜)乱(亂)无(無)章的 (záluàn wúzhāng de)
  3. (Bot) 攀缘(緣)的 (pānyuán de)

ramble

(ˈræmbl)

n (c)

  1. (= walk) 散步 (sànbù)

vi

  1. (= hike) 漫步 (mànbù)
  2. (= talk) (also ramble on) 闲(閒)扯 (xiánchě)
(adjective) 
Definition
long and irregularly shaped
that rambling house with its bizarre contents
Synonyms
sprawling
spreading
trailing
irregular
straggling
(adjective) 
Definition
(of speech or writing) confused and long-winded
He wrote a rambling letter to his sister.
Synonyms
long-winded
The manifesto is long-winded and repetitious.
incoherent
As the evening progressed he became increasingly incoherent.
disjointed
his disjointed ramblings about his youth
prolix
irregular
diffuse
His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand.
disconnected
a meaningless jumble of disconnected words
desultory
We made some desultory conversation while we waited for the bus.
wordy
His speech is full of wordy rhetoric.
circuitous
They were taken on a circuitous route home.
discursive
The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.
digressive
periphrastic
Opposites
direct
,
to the point
,
coherent
,
concise

Additional synonyms

in the sense of circuitous
Definition
indirect and lengthy
They were taken on a circuitous route home.
Synonyms
indirect,
winding,
rambling,
roundabout,
meandering,
tortuous,
labyrinthine,
ambagious (archaic)
in the sense of desultory
Definition
occurring in a random way
We made some desultory conversation while we waited for the bus.
Synonyms
random,
vague,
irregular,
loose,
rambling,
inconsistent,
erratic,
disconnected,
haphazard,
cursory,
aimless,
off and on,
fitful,
spasmodic,
discursive,
unsystematic,
inconstant,
maundering,
unmethodical
in the sense of diffuse
Definition
lacking conciseness
His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand.
Synonyms
rambling,
loose,
vague,
meandering,
waffling (informal),
long-winded,
wordy,
discursive,
verbose,
prolix,
maundering,
digressive,
diffusive,
circumlocutory

Nearby words of
rambling

  • ram something home
  • ramble
  • rambler
  • rambling
  • ramification
  • ramify
  • ramp

Related terms of
rambling

  • ramble

Synonyms of 'rambling'

rambling

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of digressive
Synonyms
rambling,
drifting,
diffuse,
meandering,
anecdotal,
divergent,
episodic,
circuitous,
discursive,
circumlocutory,
excursive
in the sense of disconnected
a meaningless jumble of disconnected words
Synonyms
confused,
mixed-up,
rambling,
irrational,
jumbled,
unintelligible,
illogical,
incoherent,
disjointed,
garbled,
uncoordinated
in the sense of discursive
Definition
passing from one topic to another
The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.
Synonyms
digressive,
loose,
rambling,
roundabout,
diffuse,
meandering,
desultory,
long-winded,
circuitous,
prolix
in the sense of disjointed
Definition
having no coherence
his disjointed ramblings about his youth
Synonyms
incoherent,
confused,
disordered,
rambling,
disconnected,
unconnected,
loose,
aimless,
fitful,
spasmodic
in the sense of incoherent
Definition
not logically connected or ordered
As the evening progressed he became increasingly incoherent.
Synonyms
unintelligible,
wild,
confused,
disordered,
wandering,
muddled,
rambling,
inconsistent,
jumbled,
stammering,
disconnected,
stuttering,
unconnected,
disjointed,
inarticulate,
uncoordinated
in the sense of wordy
Definition
using too many words, esp. long words
His speech is full of wordy rhetoric.
Synonyms
long-winded,
rambling,
windy,
diffuse,
garrulous,
discursive,
loquacious,
verbose,
prolix,
pleonastic (rare)
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