flannel
n
1 [U] type of soft loosely woven woollen cloth 法兰绒
[attrib 作定语]
flannel trousers 法兰绒裤子.
2 flannels [pl]
men's trousers made of flannel 法兰绒男裤
a pair of cricket flannels 一条男用法兰绒板球裤.
3 = face-flannel (face1).
4 [U] (infml 口) wordy language that avoids talking about sth directly and is often intended to flatter 兜圈子的(常为奉承的)言语
He gave me a lot of flannel but I still don't know the answer to my question. 他说了很多恭维话, 我仍然不知道怎样解决我的问题. flannel, v (-ll-; US -l-) [I]
(infml 口) speak or write flannel(4) 说或写兜圈子的言语
Stop flannelling and give a straight answer! 别再兜圈子了, 直截了当地回答!
Easy. I'll ask the company for a list of recent customers.
这事容易。我向公司要一份近期顾客的名单就行了。
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.