Grammar Note
通常用作不及物动词,意为‘流口水’。常与介词 from 搭配,表示液体从某处流出。
胡说八道;说傻话
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胡说八道;说傻话
talk nonsense
The baby drivels while teething.
婴儿在长牙时流口水。
说胡话;胡言乱语;流口水
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
软弱或愚蠢;溺爱
To be weak or foolish; to dote.
让唾液从嘴里流出
let saliva drivel from the mouth
drivel
Base
原形
drivels
3rd person
第三人称单数
drivelling
-ing
现在分词
drivelled
Past
过去式
drivelled
Past participle
过去分词
He drivels nonsense.
他胡说八道。
He drivelled all night.
他昨夜胡言乱语。
He is drivelling again.
他又在胡言乱语。
表示胡说或流口水
The old man drivelled in his sleep.
老人在睡觉时流口水。
He was drivelling on his pillow after a long nap.
他长时间午睡后枕头上流满了口水。
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通常用作不及物动词,意为‘流口水’。常与介词 from 搭配,表示液体从某处流出。
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