英 [ˈpræt(ə)l] 美 [ˈpræt(ə)l]
vi. 闲聊；胡说；小孩般说话
n. 无聊话；咿咿呀呀声
vt. 天真地说
第三人称单数prattles
现在分词prattling
过去式prattled
过去分词prattled
prattle /ˈprætəl/ [ prattling prattled prattles ]
不及物动词 If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a lot without saying anything important. 闲扯; 喋喋不休
Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream.
卢就各种琐碎小事唠叨个没完，一直到我烦得都想尖叫了。
She prattled on as she drove out to the motorway.
她开车上公路时一直絮叨不停。
Archie, shut up. You're prattling.
阿奇，闭嘴。你在闲扯淡。
不可数名词 Prattle is also a noun. 闲扯; 唠叨
What a bore it was to listen to the woman's prattle!
听这个女人唠叨是多么无聊啊！
... gibber 和jabber：同上 prattle：婴儿的喁喁学语声 chat：聊天 ...
... nettle n.荨麻v.烦忧,激恼 prattle v.闲聊,空谈 scuttle v.急赶、疾走,逃辟 ...
... twaddle n.胡说八道，瞎扯 prattle v.闲聊，空谈 scuttle v.急赶，疾走，逃避 ...
... 天真地childishlynaively 天真地说prattle 天真而不懂事的成年人PeterPan ...
prattler 空谈者，闲扯的人；说半截话的人；饶舌的人
闲聊；胡说；小孩般说话
无聊话；咿咿呀呀声
Amy's happy prattle became intolerable.
艾美愉快的闲聊变得无法忍受了。
Just be sure not to prattle on.
就是别让自己把话说半截。
Without money, your plan will be a prattle-prattle.
没有钱，你的计划只能说一纸空文。
But today both Bush and Olmert will reject these options in favor of mindless peace process prattle.
We prattle about the beautiful scenery, the warm hospitality shown by everyone we meet and the progress the Kurds are making in rebuilding their nation.
Rather than prattle on about the coming apocalypse, they could work to replace treeless, dense slums with shaded low-lying clean houses that are easier to heat or cool.