Prate
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vi. （古时用语）唠叨，啰唆;
📝 例句
Hold your prate.
别废话。
merely prate about
只是空谈[胡扯]
To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly;babble or prate.
闲聊毫无意义地闲聊或瞎扯；唠叨或胡言乱语
to talk glibly about; to prate about; to prattle about
侈谈
platitude; senseless prate; cliche; often-repeated rubBish
陈词滥调
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ p-拼音“喷”,rate-速率:以一定的速率喷→瞎扯
※ pr-拼音“仆人”,ate-吃:仆人一边吃饭一边唠叨
※ pray-祈祷,prate-空谈:有人认为祈祷是特别的空谈
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
prate
v
(derog 贬)
(a) [I, Ip] ~ (on about sth) talk or chatter too much (about sth) （对某事物）喋喋不休, 唠唠叨叨
Listen to him prating on about nothing. 听他瞎唠叨.
(b) [I] talk (foolishly) 胡扯
a prating idiot 胡说八道的笨蛋.
🔁 扩展释义
*[preit]vi. 唠叨, 空谈vt. 瞎扯n. 唠叨, 空谈, 瞎扯
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Hi, honey.
嗨，亲爱的。
Her parents died when she was a baby and she was raised by her grandparents.
她很小的时候，父母就死了，是祖父母把她带大的。
During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars.
夏天的几个月里，修道院十分忙碌，因为有成千上万的人驾车通过山口，顺道来修道院参观。