prattle
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a lot without saying anything important. 閑扯; 喋喋不休[非正式]
Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream. 盧就各種瑣碎小事嘮叨個沒完，一直到我煩得都想尖叫了。
She prattled on as she drove out to the motorway. 她開車上公路時一直絮叨不停。
Archie, shut up. You're prattling. 阿奇，閉嘴。你在閑扯淡。
2. N-UNCOUNT Prattle is also a noun. 閑扯; 嘮叨
What a bore it was to listen to the woman's prattle!
聽這個女人嘮叨是多么無聊??！
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prattle /?pr?t?l/ (prattling,prattled,prattles)
劍橋詞典
- to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important
閑扯，胡扯
She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her. 如果我任她講下去的話，她可以就她的新工作嘮叨一下午。
Stop your prattling and go to sleep ! 你們別閑扯了，睡覺去吧！ 返回 prattle