prate

词条：prate

词性

动词

基本含义

• "prate" 指的是喋喋不休地谈论，通常是无聊或无意义的内容。

词语辨析

"prate" 通常用于描述一种过于轻松或无聊的谈话方式，强调说话者的内容缺乏深度或重要性。

词汇扩充

• prattling (动词): 说话过多，喋喋不休。

• prattle (动词): 同“prate”，指无意义的闲聊。

近义词

• babble

• chatter

• gossip

反义词

• silence

• quiet

• taciturnity

词典引用

• 柯林斯词典: "To prate is to talk foolishly and at length." (谈论愚蠢且漫长)

• 牛津词典: "Prate means to talk excessively and pointlessly." (指过多且无意义地交谈)

用法

在日常用语中，"prate" 通常用于批评那些说话没有意义或内容的人的行为，带有一定的贬义。

例句

• He would often prate about his travels, but no one found it interesting.

  他经常喋喋不休地谈论他的旅行，但没人觉得有趣。

• When she starts to prate, I can't help but zone out.

  当她开始唠叨时，我忍不住就走神了。

• They prated on for hours without saying anything of value.

  他们喋喋不休了几个小时，却没有说出任何有价值的话。

• The children prated excitedly about their day at the park.

  孩子们兴奋地喋喋不休地谈论他们在公园的一天。

• He tends to prate when he is nervous.

  他在紧张时往往会喋喋不休。

• She couldn't stop herself from prating about her new job.

  她忍不住喋喋不休地谈论她的新工作。

• It was hard to take him seriously when he started to prate.

  当他开始喋喋不休时，很难认真对待他。

• Sometimes, it's better to listen than to prate.

  有时候，倾听比唠叨更好。

• They prated endlessly about trivial matters.

  他们对琐事喋喋不休。

• She was tired of his constant prating about politics.

  她厌倦了他对政治的不断唠叨。

• His prating made it hard to focus on the lecture.

  他的喋喋不休让人难以专注于讲座。

• They would often prate about nothing important during lunch.

  他们午餐时常常喋喋不休地谈论无关紧要的事情。

• The conversation turned into a prate over dinner.

  晚餐时的谈话变成了喋喋不休。

• Don't prate if you have nothing useful to say.

  如果你没有什么有用的要说，就不要唠叨。

• He always finds a way to prate about his achievements.

  他总是能找到机会喋喋不休地谈论他的成就。

• It annoys me when people prate without substance.

  人们喋喋不休却没有实质内容时让我感到烦恼。

• Her prating was a distraction during the meeting.

  她的喋喋不休在会议中是一种干扰。

• He loves to prate about his favorite books.

  他喜欢喋喋不休地谈论他最喜欢的书籍。

• Let’s avoid prating and get to the point.

  让我们避免唠叨，直接进入主题。