talk drivel
drivel 作“胡话”讲时通常不可数，前面不加冠词。
He talked drivel for an hour and said nothing useful.
他胡说了一个小时，没说出任何有用的东西。
胡言乱语；蠢话
drivels — plural of drivel
口水；涎；胡言乱语；无意义的话；无价值的信息；从嘴里流出的唾液
Nonsense; foolish talk.
胡言乱语；无意义的话
Nonsense; senseless talk.
无价值的信息
a worthless message
从嘴里流出的唾液
saliva spilling from the mouth
Stop talking drivel and get to the point.
别再说废话了，直接说重点。
用法提示：此处的 drivel 作为名词，意为“毫无价值的话”或“废话”。
His speech was nothing but political drivel.
他的演讲不过是政治废话。
用法提示：drivel 在此句中指空洞的政治言论。
I can't stand listening to his constant drivel about conspiracy theories.
我受不了他没完没了地胡扯阴谋论。
用法提示：drivel 表示“胡言乱语”，带有贬义。
drivel 作“胡话”讲时通常不可数，前面不加冠词。
He talked drivel for an hour and said nothing useful.
他胡说了一个小时，没说出任何有用的东西。
用 a load of 等量词短语强调内容毫无价值，是口语中常见的说法。
That article is a load of drivel.
那篇文章完全是一派胡言。
about 后接话题，表示“关于……的胡言乱语”。
I'm tired of hearing drivel about his new diet.
我听腻了关于他新饮食法的废话。
grammar · medium
易错句子The article is just a drivel.
正确表达The article is just drivel.
drivel 表示“胡言乱语、无价值的话”时是不可数名词，不能像可数名词那样加不定冠词 a/an；去掉 a 后句子才符合该名词不可数的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子His advice was very drivel.
正确表达His advice was drivel.
drivel 是名词，不能受程度副词 very 修饰，因为 very 只修饰形容词或副词；删去 very 后直接用名词作表语才合乎语法，若要加强语气可说 pure drivel。
drivel 贬义更强，指愚蠢、无聊的废话；nonsense 更中性通用，可指任何无意义的话或事。
gibberish 强调无法听懂或看懂（像乱码、外语）；drivel 指内容愚蠢无价值但通常能听懂。
drool 是‘口水’的常用词，可作名词和动词；drivel 作‘口水’义罕用，现代英语主要用其‘胡言乱语’义。
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