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prate about sth
常用于抱怨或轻蔑的语气。
He is always prating about his achievements.
他总是在唠叨他的成就。
喋喋不休；唠叨
prated — past of prate
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喋喋不休；唠叨
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
He is always prating about his achievements.
他总是在唠叨他的成就。
快速而喋喋不休地说(无关紧要的事)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate
Base
原形
prates
3rd person
第三人称单数
prating
-ing
现在分词
prated
Past
过去式
prated
Past participle
过去分词
He prates about politics all day.
他整天唠叨政治。
She prated on for hours without saying anything useful.
她唠叨了几个小时，没说出任何有用的东西。
They are prating in the corner, ignoring the meeting.
他们正在角落里空谈，无视会议。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
He prates about politics all day without knowing the facts.
他整天唠叨政治，却不了解事实。
Stop prating nonsense and focus on the issue.
别再瞎扯了，集中精力解决这个问题。
She prated on for hours about her new hobby.
她喋喋不休地谈论她的新爱好，一说就是几个小时。
常用于抱怨或轻蔑的语气。
He is always prating about his achievements.
他总是在唠叨他的成就。
强调持续不停地说。
She prated on for hours.
她喋喋不休地说了几个小时。
Not this
He made a prate about his vacation.
Use this
He prated about his vacation.
Prate is primarily a verb, not a noun. Using it as a countable noun with 'a' is incorrect. Use the verb form 'prate' to express the action of talking idly.
Not this
She prated on the movie for hours.
Use this
She prated about the movie for hours.
The verb 'prate' typically takes the preposition 'about' to introduce the topic, not 'on'. 'Prate on' is not standard; use 'prate about' to mean talk idly about something.
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As a verb, 'prate' can be used transitively (e.g., prate nonsense) or intransitively (e.g., prate about something).
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