prate
英[preɪt]
美[preɪt]
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v.
唠唠叨叨的讲；闲聊
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n.
唠叨；多嘴；无聊话
GRE
Noun:
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idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Verb:
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speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- 1. If the hen does not prate, she will not lay.
- 母鸡不唠叨不下蛋.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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.
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用作动词 (v.)
- Listen to him prating on about nothing.
听他瞎唠叨。
用作名词 (n.)
- 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。
- 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。
