flummery
US /ˈflʌm.ər.i/
UK /ˈflʌm.ər.i/
名詞
1.
空話, 廢話, 胡說
empty compliments or meaningless talk; nonsense
範例:
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His speech was full of political flummery and lacked substance.
他的演講充滿了政治空話，缺乏實質內容。
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She dismissed his compliments as mere flummery.
她把他的讚美當作純粹的空話。
2.
燕麥布丁, 軟布丁
a soft, sweet, jelly-like dessert made with flour or oatmeal and milk or water
範例:
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For dessert, we had a traditional Welsh flummery.
甜點我們吃了傳統的威爾士燕麥布丁。
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The chef prepared a delicate berry flummery.
廚師準備了一道精緻的漿果燕麥布丁。