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prate

音標[preit] 讀音

漢語翻譯

vi. 嘮叨, 空談
vt. 瞎扯
n. 嘮叨, 空談, 瞎扯

詞型變化:

副詞:pratingly 名詞:prater 動詞過去式:prated 過去分詞:prated 現在分詞:prating 第三人稱單數:prates 

英文解釋:

名詞 prate:

  1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
    同義詞:prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music

動詞 prate:

  1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
    同義詞:chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

例句:

  1. I don't want to invest all my money in this business; it would mean prating all my eggs in one basket.
    我不想把所有的錢都投資在這項生意上,那是孤注一擲的做法。
  2. Listen to him prating on about nothing.
    聽他瞎嘮叨。

詳細解釋:


prate

v.(動詞)
prat.ed,prat.ing,prates
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To talk idly and at length; chatter.
嘮叨,空談:沒完沒了地閒談;閒聊
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To utter idly or to little purpose.
毫無目的地瞎扯
n.(名詞)
Empty, foolish, or trivial talk; idle chatter.
閒聊:空洞、愚蠢或瑣碎的談話;閒聊

來源:
Middle English praten
中古英文 praten
from Middle Dutch pr3ten
源自 中古荷蘭pr3ten

【引伸】
prat.er
n.(名詞)
prat.ingly
adv.(副詞)

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