prattle

英 [ˈprætl]

美 [ˈprætl]

v.  闲扯; 唠叨
n.  闲扯，东拉西扯，（小孩般）咿咿呀呀的话

现在分词：prattling　过去式：prattled　过去分词：prattled　第三人称单数：prattles　

BNC.25595 / COCA.28050

牛津词典

verb

• 闲扯；唠叨
  to talk a lot about unimportant things
  1. She prattled on about her children all evening.
     她整个晚上没完没了地唠叨她的孩子们的事。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 闲扯；空谈；喋喋不休
  If you say that someoneprattles on aboutsomething, you are criticizing them because they are talking a great deal without saying anything important.
  1. Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream...
     卢就各种芝麻小事唠叨个没完，后来我烦得都想尖叫了。
  2. She prattled on as she drove out to the Highway...
     她开车上公路时一直说个没完。
  3. Archie, shut up. You're prattling.
     阿奇，闭嘴！净废话。
  4. Prattleis also a noun.
     
  5. What a bore it was to listen to the woman's prattle!
     听那个女人唠叨真烦人！

英英释义

noun

• idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
  Synonym:prateidle talkbletherchin music

verb

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  Synonym:chatterpifflepalaverpratetittle-tattletwaddleclackmaunderblabgibbertattleblabbergabble

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