prattle

英 ['præt(ə)l] 美 ['prætl]
  • vi. 闲聊;胡说;小孩般说话
  • n. 无聊话;咿咿呀呀声
  • vt. 天真地说

中文词源


prattle 唠叨

来自prate,胡扯,瞎吹,-le,表反复。

英文词源


prattle (v.)
1530s, frequentative of prate (q.v.). Related: Prattled; prattling. The noun is attested from 1550s.

双语例句


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

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自互联网

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

来自互联网

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.

来自互联网

单词首字母