单词 | babble |
释义 | babble (bæbəl ) Word forms: babbles , babbling , babbled 1. verb If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way. Momma babbled on and on about how he was ruining me. [V on/away] They all babbled simultaneously. [VERB] 'Er, hello, viewers,' he babbled. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: gabble, chatter, gush, spout 2. verb If a stream babbles, it makes a low murmuring or bubbling sound. ...a brook babbling in the distance. Synonyms: gabble, chatter, gush, spout 3. singular noun You can refer to people's voices as a babble of sound when they are excited and confused, preventing you from understanding what they are saying. Kemp knocked loudly so as to be heard above the high babble of voices. [+ of] They began to curse and shout in a babble of languages. Translations: Chinese: 含糊不清地说, 嘈杂的说话声 Japanese: ペチャクチャしゃべる, がやがやいう話し声 |
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