Word
yakety-yak
/jeɪˈketiːjˈæk/
noun
闲扯;废话;空谈
核心释义
idle talk; chatter; nonsense
- 1.
喧闹的谈话
noisy talk
喧闹的谈话;废话
用法In use
I couldn't concentrate because of all the yakety-yak coming from the next table.
用法提示:yakety-yak 作名词,表示没完没了的闲扯。
She had to sit through an hour of yakety-yak before the meeting finally started.
用法提示:名词 yakety-yak 指冗长无意义的闲聊。
Stop the yakety-yak and tell me what you actually want.
用法提示:此处 yakety-yak 作名词,表示空谈、废话。
cut the yakety-yak
常用于命令对方停止说废话。
Cut the yakety-yak and start working.
别废话了,开始工作。
a bunch of yakety-yak
指大量无意义的谈话。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- yak
- 闲聊 · 发音相近,但'yak'常作动词表示'唠叨',而'yakety-yak'是名词,指令人厌烦的无意义闲谈。注意词性差异。
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