prattle

英 ['prætl] 美 ['prætl]

• v. 小孩般说话；唠叨；闲聊；空谈
• n. 孩子气的话；无聊话；连续而无意义的声音

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. The baby is prattling away happily in her cot.
   那幼儿在小床上呀呀自语，快活得很。
2. You really shouldn't prattle on about something so trivial.
   别为了一点小事就叨唠。
3. She prattles on about the village gossip.
   她闲扯些村里的事。
4. Don't prattle about your theory. You must practise it and prove it.
   不要空谈你的理论，你必须去实践它并检验它。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I am not fond of the prattle of children,
   我不喜欢小孩多嘴，
2. Your prattle begins to annoy me.
   我已经开始厌烦你的闲谈了。
3. Amy's happy prattle became intolerable.
   艾美兴高采烈地叽叽喳喳说个不停，汤姆感到无法忍受。
4. The water prattled over the rocks.
   水在石上淙淙地流过。

经典引文

• Those who prattle on about 'Victorian Values'.

  出自：Times

• She felt like an adult listening to prattling children and gave them only half her attention.

  出自： M. Wesley

• A fountain prattles to the night.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• prittle-prattle 空谈

近反义词

【近义词】

• chatter 饶舌
• babble 含糊不清地说...
• jabber 快而不清楚地说话...
• blab 泄密
• gush 迸出
• stupidity 愚笨
• cackle 咯咯叫声
• vapor 蒸汽
• gossip 流言蜚语
• prate 唠唠叨叨的讲...
• gibber 胡言乱语地说...
• blether 胡说
• witter 没完没了地唠叨琐事...
• patter 急速拍打声
• burble 冒泡
• natter 唠叨
• blather 胡说
• drivel 傻话
• nonsense 废话
• clack 发出咔嗒声
• tattle 闲谈
• tittle-tattle 闲聊
• blabber 多嘴的人
• idle talk 闲谈
• piffle 做无聊事
• maunder 絮叨
• palaver 空谈
• chin music 闲谈
• gabble 急促而不清楚地说...
• twaddle 废话