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单词 faff
释义
faff
noun
UKinformal
uk
/fæf/us
/fæf/
something thattakesa lot ofeffortorcausesslightproblems:
Stripping thewallswas arealfaff.刮墙皮真是件费力的活儿。
Chopping all thoseonionsis such a faff.
We had theusualfaff takingpublictransport.
It's anawfulfaff to makeyourownmarmalade.
Thisshirtis abitof a faff toiron.
Thefoodprocessoris too much of a faff toclean.
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(Definition offafffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
faff
noun
UKinformal
uk
/fæf/us
/fæf/
be a faff
to need a lot ofeffortorcauseslightproblems
费力；引起麻烦
Stripping thewallswas arealfaff.刮墙皮真是件费力的活儿。

Examplesoffaff

faff
We should stop faffing around and get on with it.
From the
Hansard archive
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They then faffed around for some 18 months and failed to request a delay in implementing the directive.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I responded with a wee bit of politicians'faff—a bit of flannel.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I would like to conclude by saying to all those who are likely to be the important players in the end game: do notfaffabout.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
None of this tilt-to-turnfaff, although that is also an option within the menus if it's your personal preference.
From
Wikipedia
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