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prate about sth
prate常与about连用，表示就某话题说空话。
He wasted the whole morning prating about politics.
他整个上午都在空谈政治。
空谈；胡扯
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空谈；胡扯
idle or foolish talk
He wasted the whole morning prating about politics.
他整个上午都在空谈政治。
无聊愚蠢且不相关的闲谈
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
His constant prate during the meeting wasted everyone's time.
他在会议中不停地唠叨浪费了大家的时间。
I can't stand her prate about celebrity gossip.
我受不了她关于名人八卦的唠叨。
The lecture was full of empty prate rather than useful information.
这场讲座充斥着空洞的废话，而不是有用的信息。
prate常与about连用，表示就某话题说空话。
He wasted the whole morning prating about politics.
他整个上午都在空谈政治。
engage in prate为固定搭配，指参与无意义的闲聊。
They engaged in idle prate rather than discussing serious matters.
他们只顾闲扯，而不讨论正事。
Not this
He prated about his work all day.
Use this
He was full of prate about his work all day.
prate 是名词，不能直接用作动词。应使用 be full of prate 等结构。
Not this
Stop prattling and listen to me.
Use this
Stop your prate and listen to me.
prattle 是动词这里误用为名词；应使用名词 prate 表示空谈。
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