Word · Frequency #25595
prattling
唠叨；喋喋不休；胡扯
prattling is the present participle of prattle.
to talk continuously in a silly or unimportant way; babble
- 1.
To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
- 2.
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
快速且不断地谈论不重要的事情
快速且不断地谈论不重要的事情；小孩般说话；闲聊；胡说；天真地说
In use
The toddler was prattling happily to himself in the corner.
She prattled on about her vacation for an hour.
He prattles endlessly about conspiracy theories.
prattle on/about sth
表示冗长、琐碎地谈论某话题。
She prattled on about her grandchildren for hours.
她一连几个小时唠叨她的孙子孙女。
prattle sth
及物用法，指天真或含糊地说出（内容）。
The toddler prattled nonsense in his crib.
蹒跚学步的孩子在婴儿床里咿呀说着胡话。
prattle (away)
不带宾语，表示闲聊、瞎扯。
They sat prattling away until midnight.
Connections
Collocations
- prattle on
- 喋喋不休；唠叨个没完
- She prattled on about her day for an hour.她喋喋不休地讲了她这一天的事，讲了一个小时。
- prattle away
- 不停闲聊；唠叨
- The two friends prattled away over coffee.两个朋友喝着咖啡聊个不停。
- prattle about
- 漫无边际地谈；唠叨
- He prattled about nothing in particular.他漫无边际地闲聊，没有什么正题。
- prattle nonsense
- 说废话；胡说八道
- Stop prattling nonsense and listen.别再说废话了，听我说。
- prattle like a child
- 像孩子一样咿咿呀呀；幼稚地唠叨
- The toddler prattled like a child discovering new words.那个学步的小孩像刚学会新词的孩子一样咿咿呀呀说个不停。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把prattle想成p+rattle（拨浪鼓）：小娃娃摇着拨浪鼓，‘噼里啪啦’说个不停——都是不重要的话。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation with friends、family chat、light-hearted talk about trivial things prattle 多用于非正式场合，常带有轻微的嫌弃或玩笑语气，指某人没完没了地谈论琐碎、不重要的事。比较常见于日常闲聊，或形容小孩子咿咿呀呀说个不停。
Pronunciation & Spelling
rattle, battle, cattle and tattle rhyme exactly with prattle (/ˈprætəl/); chattel (/ˈtʃætəl/) also rhymes but is spelled with -ttel. Beware lookalikes such as bottle (/ˈbɑːtəl/) and pattern (/ˈpætərn/), which do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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