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loquacious

/loh-kwey-shuhs/US // loʊˈkweɪ ʃəs //UK // (lɒˈkweɪʃəs) //

长话短说,长篇大论,长舌妇,长篇大论的

Related Words

voluble挥洒自如,滔滔不绝,善于表达的人,口若悬河chatty聊天,健谈,聊斋,健谈的人long-winded啰嗦,啰嗦的,啰里啰嗦的,啰里啰嗦garrulous唠唠叨叨,唠叨,唠唠叨叨的,贫嘴fluent流利的,通顺的,流畅的,流利gabby加比,嘉比,伽比,伽布比prolix冗长的文字,冗长,冗赘,冗赘的verbose冗长的,啰嗦,冗长,啰嗦的wordy啰嗦,多言寡语,啰嗦的,多言多语gossipy八卦,八卦性,八卦的,八卦新闻babbling咿呀学语,咿咿呀呀,咿呀作响,胡言乱语chattering颤颤巍巍的,嘁嘁喳喳,喋喋不休,颤颤巍巍jabbering叽叽喳喳,叽叽喳喳的,胡言乱语,叽叽咕咕loose-lipped松口气,松口气的,松口,口风不紧motormouth动嘴,动嘴的人,动口,动嘴的yacking喋喋不休

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
    • : characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most loquacious play of the season.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.talkative
Synonyms
chatty聊天,健谈,聊斋,健谈的人garrulous唠唠叨叨,唠叨,唠唠叨叨的,贫嘴long-winded啰嗦,啰嗦的,啰里啰嗦的,啰里啰嗦voluble挥洒自如,滔滔不绝,善于表达的人,口若悬河babbling咿呀学语,咿咿呀呀,咿呀作响,胡言乱语chattering颤颤巍巍的,嘁嘁喳喳,喋喋不休,颤颤巍巍fluent流利的,通顺的,流畅的,流利gabby加比,嘉比,伽比,伽布比gossipy八卦,八卦性,八卦的,八卦新闻jabbering叽叽喳喳,叽叽喳喳的,胡言乱语,叽叽咕咕loose-lipped松口气,松口气的,松口,口风不紧motormouth动嘴,动嘴的人,动口,动嘴的multiloquent多言寡语,多言多语,多嘴,口若悬河prolix冗长的文字,冗长,冗赘,冗赘的verbose冗长的,啰嗦,冗长,啰嗦的wordy啰嗦,多言寡语,啰嗦的,多言多语yacking喋喋不休

Examples

  • It’s for my Dad, one of the most outgoing and loquacious people I know but who never really talks at length about his time in the Navy.

  • Any conversation with Kevin Smith, the loquacious filmmaker/geek god, tends to go to interesting places.

  • For his part, the usually loquacious Adelson is so far uncharacteristically quiet.

  • The famously loquacious Clinton told the crowd, “We were told not to speak long.”

  • Sure, all of us enjoy poking fun at our loquacious, irrepressible, unpredictable vice president.

  • His characters are often loquacious and satirical, capable of raunchy humor.

  • Mr. Capt was more loquacious than the British man-servant, under similar circumstances, would be.

  • Avoid a loquacious propensity; you should never occupy more than your share of the time, or more than is agreeable to others.

  • He was quite friendly, and inclined to be loquacious, although he spoke with a slight foreign accent.

  • The fille-de-chambre too was handsome and cleanly-looking, but somewhat more loquacious than a weary traveller required.

  • The widow was loquacious in her mild slow way; and she was pleased at this opportunity for a little harmless gossip.

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