汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 洋洋洒洒
洋洋洒洒 (洋洋灑灑)
voluminous / flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
洋洋 Grand and numerous / 洒洒 Clear and smooth look / Describes an article or conversation that is rich, lively and continuous
形容讲话、写文章等内容丰富,语言流畅明快,连续不断一部《水浒传》,洋洋洒洒百万言,作者却并不因为是写长篇就滥用笔墨。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这篇文章是以他惯常的洋洋洒洒的风格写成的。

The piece is written in his usual expansive style.

在学期开始的时候,我们的老师洋洋洒洒地向我们说了许多话。

At the beginning of the term, our teacher addressed us in an eloquent speech.

他要来笔墨纸砚,洋洋洒洒写了一篇文章,讲述那次聚会带给他的感受。

He called for ink and a brush and, in fluent script, wrote an account of the feelings the gathering inspired in him.

我觉把这些段落删减到最低限度比洋洋洒洒满纸不知所云要好。

It would seem to me better to reduce paragraphs to a bare minimum than sprinkle them all over the page without rhyme or reason.

那个老人对杰米做了一番洋洋洒洒的长篇宏论,似乎是要邀请他与他们呆在一起。

The old man addressed a long harangue to Jemmy, which it seems was to invite him to stay with them.

沈从文与张兆和几十年的爱与怨,情与痴,洋洋洒洒地挥就了一部值得现代人借鉴的婚姻图册.

Decades of Shen and Zhang’s love and hatred is a valuable lesson that deserves our learning.