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。
无聊愚蠢且不相关的闲谈；唠叨；瞎扯
idle or foolish talk
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。
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.
我受不了她关于名人八卦的唠叨。
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.
这场讲座充斥着空洞的废话，而不是有用的信息。
用法提示："prate" 作名词，指愚蠢的或无关的谈论。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He prated about his work all day.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop prattling and listen to me.
正确表达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。
prattle侧重儿童或天真无意义的说话，比prate语气更轻松；prate常带贬义，指夸夸其谈
blather强调言语空洞、逻辑混乱，比prate更强调无意义；prate侧重冗长唠叨
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