他的演讲太过冗长,听众都开始打瞌睡了。

His long-winded speech made the audience start dozing off.

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His long-winded speech made the audience start dozing off.

long-winded 是由形容词 long(长的)和名词 wind(风)加上后缀 -ed 组成的复合形容词。wind 在这里比喻"说话的气息",long-winded 字面意思是"说话气息很长的",引申为"冗长的、啰嗦的"。

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