音标:[preɪts] ;
v. (古时用语)唠叨, 啰唆( prate的第三人称单数 )
n idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

prate的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Listen to him prating on about nothing.听他瞎唠叨。
用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

词汇搭配

  • prate about空谈

经典引文

  • Those who prate about marriage as an emancipation for a woman.

    出自:A. S. Neill
  • Prate not to me of suicide.

    出自:Stevie Smith
【近义词】

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