音标:['prætl] ;
vi. 小孩般说话, 闲聊, 胡说
vt. 天真地说
n. 闲扯, (小孩般)咿咿呀呀的话
n idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
词型变化:现在分词 : prattling ; 过去式 : prattled ; 过去分词 : prattled ; 第三人称单数 : prattles ; 名词复数形式 : prattles
词性分布:
动词68%
名词32%

prattle的用法和样例:

例句

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。

词汇搭配

  • prittle-prattle空谈

经典引文

  • Those who prattle on about 'Victorian Values'.

    出自:Times
  • She felt like an adult listening to prattling children and gave them only half her attention.

    出自:M. Wesley
  • A fountain prattles to the night.

    出自:fig.
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