prating v. 唠叨,瞎扯,喋喋不休;侃侃而谈,对……滔滔不绝(prate 的现在分词)
- Seventhly, do not allow a prating swallow to possess your eaves.
第七,不要让喋喋不休的燕子占据了你的屋檐。 - When Mammy returned she would resume her lecture on Scarlett’s breach of hospitality , and Scarlett felt that she could not endure prating about such a trivial matter when her heart was breaking.
嬷嬷一回来又要重复那番责备她不懂礼貌的话了,可思嘉觉得正当自己心酸的时候,实在无法忍受叨叨这种鸡毛蒜皮的小事。
Prate \Prate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel.
prata.]
To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to
speak foolishly; to babble.
To prate and talk for life and honor. --Shak.
And make a fool presume to prate of love. --Dryden.