guff

IPA/ɡʌf/
KK[ɡˈʌf]IPA/ɡʌf/

guff — 名詞

1. remarks, writing, or claims that are completely silly, untrue, or meaningless —

1.名詞B2
釋義

廢話；胡扯

愚蠢無意義的言論或文字

remarks, writing, or claims that are completely silly, untrue, or meaningless — so unimportant that they do not deserve serious attention.

例句

Amara read the email and said, 'This is complete guff — none of it is true.'

Amara 讀完那封電子郵件後說：「這完全是胡扯——沒有一句是真的。」

uncountable: 'complete guff' with no article

Kwame ignored the customer's guff about the phone being faulty and tested it himself.

Kwame 不理會顧客關於手機有問題的廢話，自己動手測試了一遍。

possessive determiner + guff + about [topic]

常見搭配
  • a load of guff
  • spout guff
  • talk guff
  • all that guff about
  • complete guff
  • pretentious guff
同義詞
  • nonsense

    the most common and neutral alternative; wider register range

  • rubbish

    chiefly British; similar informality and emphasis on worthlessness

  • baloney

    American informal; suggests playful disbelief rather than outright contempt

  • bunk

    dated informal; often used in 'bunkum' or 'bunk' for empty political talk

反義詞
  • sense

    opposite in meaning; what guff lacks

  • wisdom

    implies valuable, hard-won insight versus empty talk

文法句型

a load of guff

be guff about [topic]

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — never used as 'a guff' or 'guffs'. Frequently appears in the phrase 'a load of guff' or paired with verbs like 'spout', 'talk', 'write' that suggest producing worthless content.

常見錯誤

He told a guff about his holiday.
He told us a load of guff about his holiday.
'guff' is uncountable; use 'a load of guff' or 'some guff'.
The article was full of guffs.
The article was full of guff.
'guff' has no plural form.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • a load of guff
  • all that guff about
  • spout guff
  • talk guff

介系詞搭配