gab

英 [ɡæb] 美 [ɡæb]

• n. 饶舌；爱说话；多嘴
• v. 空谈；瞎扯；唠叨

英英释义

Noun:

1. light informal conversation for social occasions

Verb:

1. talk profusely;

   "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Stop your gab!
   别闲聊了！
2. Colin should make a good salesman; he's got the gift of the gab and persistence.
   科林应该能成为一名出色的推销员,他伶牙俐齿而且很有毅力。
3. I have no toleration for his gab.
   我不能忍受他的唠叨。

用作动词 (v.)

1. I hate it when people gab in movie theaters.
   我讨厌在电影院看电影总是说个没完的人。
2. Fat people will gab, giggle, guffaw, galumph, and gossip.
   胖子絮叨，傻笑，开怀大笑，打打闹闹，还好说闲话。
3. They've been gabbing (away) on the phone for nearly an hour.
   他们通过电话聊天已经快一小时了。

经典引文

• I'm not like you who's gabbing all the time and won't let nobody get a word in edgeways.

  出自： W. March

词汇搭配

• the gift of the gab 口才
• gab session 长时间的闲谈...
• eccentric gab 偏心轮叉子
• have the gift of gab 有流利的口才(能说会...
• gift 礼物
• dight one's gab 别嚼舌头,住嘴...
• blow the gab 告密
• steck one's gab 别嚼舌头,住嘴...
• blow the gab on 告发

近反义词

【近义词】

• chitchat 闲谈
• gossip 流言蜚语
• chat 闲谈
• chatter 饶舌
• talk 交谈
• conversation 谈话
• buzz 发出嗡嗡声
• natter 唠叨
• prattle 小孩般说话
• rattle on 喋喋不休地讲话...
• jabber 快而不清楚地说话...
• gas 煤气
• gush 迸出
• go on 继续
• spout 【C】喷口
• talk nineteen to the dozen 刺刺不休地讲个不停...
• causerie 随笔
• chit-chat 无聊话
• yak 牦牛
• small talk 闲谈
• chin-wag <俚>闲谈
• gabfest [俚]杂谈会
• tittle-tattle 闲聊
• chin-wagging 闲聊