prate

英 [preɪt] 美 [preɪt]

• v. 唠唠叨叨的讲；闲聊
• n. 唠叨；多嘴；无聊话

英英释义

Noun:

1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

Verb:

1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Listen to him prating on about nothing.
   听他瞎唠叨。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Pen walked on, listening to his companion's prate, wondering, amused, and puzzled.
   潘一路走去，听他同伴喋喋不休，觉得又惊讶有趣，又有些困惑不解。
2. However, his query and pursue have never been a prate.
   但他的质问和追索并未因此失于空泛。

经典引文

• Those who prate about marriage as an emancipation for a woman.

  出自： A. S. Neill

• Prate not to me of suicide.

  出自： Stevie Smith

词汇搭配

• prate about 空谈

近反义词

【近义词】

• footle 胡闹
• buzz 发出嗡嗡声
• chatter 饶舌
• prattle 小孩般说话
• gibber 胡言乱语地说...
• blether 胡说
• babble 含糊不清地说...
• jabber 快而不清楚地说话...
• rant 咆哮
• jaw 颚
• burble 冒泡
• natter 唠叨
• witter 没完没了地唠叨琐事...
• blather 胡说
• clack 发出咔嗒声
• tattle 闲谈
• tittle-tattle 闲聊
• blabber 多嘴的人
• piffle 做无聊事
• idle talk 闲谈
• maunder 絮叨
• palaver 空谈
• chin music 闲谈
• blab 泄密
• gabble 急促而不清楚地说...
• twaddle 废话