prate

His constant prate during the meeting wasted everyone's time.

用法提示：这里 "prate" 作名词，指无聊的闲谈或唠叨。

I can't stand her prate about celebrity gossip.

用法提示："prate" 作名词，表示无意义的闲聊。

The lecture was full of empty prate rather than useful information.

用法提示："prate" 作名词，指愚蠢的或无关的谈论。