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prattle about sth
I'm tired of listening to his endless prattle about his new car.
我听腻了他没完没了地谈论他的新车。
闲扯；唠叨；废话
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闲扯；唠叨；废话
Foolish, childish, or idle talk; babble.
I'm tired of listening to his endless prattle about his new car.
我听腻了他没完没了地谈论他的新车。
常含贬义，指孩子气或无意义的闲谈。
Silly, childish talk; babble.
无聊或愚蠢且无关紧要的谈话
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
Her constant prattle about celebrity gossip bored everyone at the party.
她没完没了地闲聊名人八卦，让派对上所有人都感到无聊。
The meeting was a waste of time, filled with meaningless prattle.
会议完全是在浪费时间，充斥着毫无意义的闲扯。
I couldn't concentrate on my work because of the prattle from the next room.
隔壁房间传来的闲谈声让我无法专心工作。
I'm tired of listening to his endless prattle about his new car.
我听腻了他没完没了地谈论他的新车。
The article is full of prattle of little interest to anyone.
这篇文章满是没人感兴趣的废话。
Not this
He is full of empty prattles.
Use this
He is full of empty prattle.
Prattle是不可数名词，不能加复数-s。中文‘废话’可数，容易误加复数。
Not this
Stop prattling, please.
Use this
Stop your prattle, please.
在仅名词用法的上下文中，prattle不能用作动词；应使用名词形式your prattle作为stop的宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
无聊的闲扯
Their conversation was just idle prattle about celebrities.
他们的谈话只是关于名人的无聊闲扯。
幼稚的废话
She was tired of listening to the childish prattle of the toddlers.
她厌倦了听幼儿们幼稚的废话。
空洞的唠叨
Politicians often engage in empty prattle instead of solving problems.
政客们常常说些空洞的废话，而不是解决问题。
不经大脑的胡说
He responded to their mindless prattle with silence.
他用沉默回应他们不经大脑的胡说。
Use prattle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：prattle 听起来像 rattle（唠叨），前面加个 p，小孩咿呀学语，尽说些无聊蠢话。
语域：mixed 常见场景：Literary or narrative writing、Everyday speech 通常带有轻微的贬义，多用于书面或文学性描写；在口语中也会出现，常带有不耐烦或批评的语气。
作为名词时通常不可数，表示闲聊或废话。
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