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
prating — present participle of prate
快速而喋喋不休地说(无关紧要的事)；空谈；瞎扯
快速而喋喋不休地说(无关紧要的事)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
一般现在时
He prates about politics all day.
他整天唠叨政治。
一般过去时
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。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示：动词 prate 用作不及物动词，表示空谈、唠叨，后接 about 引出话题。
Stop prating nonsense and focus on the issue.
别再瞎扯了，集中精力解决这个问题。
用法提示：动词 prate 用作及物动词，直接接宾语 nonsense，表示说无意义的话。
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。
用法提示：动词 prate 后接副词 on 表示持续唠叨，强调动作的延续性。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a prate about his vacation.
正确表达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.
grammar · medium
易错句子She prated on the movie for hours.
正确表达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.
prate强调空洞的长篇大论，prattle侧重孩子气或无意义的闲谈
prate是唠叨空谈，blather指愚蠢、杂乱无章的话语
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