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
prattlingly prattler prattled prattled prattling prattles
  • prat n.臀部;(英)傻瓜
  • pratas 普拉塔斯群岛(某些外国人沿用的殖民主义者对我国东沙群岛的称呼)
  • prate v.唠唠叨叨的讲;闲聊n.唠叨;多嘴;无聊话
  • pratfall n.屁股着地的摔倒;不像样的失态
  • pratie n.马铃薯;土豆
Noun:
  1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

Verb:
  1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

1. What a bore it was to listen to the woman's prattle!
听那个女人唠叨真烦人!

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2. 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.

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

3. Flowing water and green grass witness your lover's endless prattle.
流水缠绕,小草依依,都是你诉不尽的情话.

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4. You really shouldn't prattle on about something so trivial.
别为了一点小事就叨唠.

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5. 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.

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    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。