单词 | to hear oneself think |
释义 | > as lemmasto hear oneself think d. to like to hear oneself speak, talk (and similar phrases): to be fond of talking; to hear oneself think: usually in neg. contexts, not to be able to think because there is too much noise going on. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > talk excessively or chatter chavel?c1225 babblea1250 chattera1250 clacka1250 janglea1300 ganglec1300 clapc1315 mumblec1350 blabberc1375 carp1377 tatterc1380 garre1382 rattlec1400 clatter1401 chimec1405 gabc1405 pattera1450 smattera1450 languetc1450 pratec1460 chat1483 jabber1499 clittera1529 cackle1530 prattle1532 blatter1533 blab1535 to run on pattens1546 tattle1547 prittle-prattlea1555 trattlea1555 tittle-tattle1556 quiddlea1566 brabble1570 clicket1570 twattle1573 gabble1574 prittle1583 to like to hear oneself speak, talk1597 to word it1612 deblaterate1623 tongue1624 twitter1630 snatter1647 oversay1656 whiffle1706 to gallop away1711 splutter1728 gob1770 gibble-gabble1775 palaver1781 to talk (etc.) nineteen to the dozen1785 gammon1789 witter1808 yabble1808 yaff1808 mag1810 chelp1820 tongue-pad1825 yatter1825 potter1826 chipper1829 jaw-jaw1831 buzz1832 to shoot off one's mouth1864 yawp1872 blate1878 chin1884 yap1888 spiel1894 to talk (also lie, swear, etc.) a blue streak1895 to run off at the mouth1908 chattermag1909 clatfart1913 to talk a streak1915 to run one's mouth1916 natter1942 ear-bash1944 rabbit1950 yack1950 yacker1961 to eat parrot head (also bottom)1965 yacket1969 to twat on1996 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > hear [verb (intransitive)] > not hear for noise to hear oneself think1920 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iii. 138 Nur: Pray what saucie merchant was this..? Rom: A gentleman Nurse that loues to heare himselfe talke. 1781 King George III Lett. (1927) V. 304 Considering the great love modern Orators have of hearing themselves speak. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism vi. iii. 226 I wish everyone would shut up, so that we could hear ourselves think. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) II. vii. 779 You won't be able to hear yourselves think. 1934 J. E. Mansion Harrap's Fr. & Eng. Dict. 272/1 Discoureur... C'est un grand d., he likes to hear himself talk. 1962 New Yorker 12 May 38/1 You have to wear earplugs to hear yourself think. < as lemmas |
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