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单词 witter
释义
witterwit‧ter /ˈwɪtə $ -ər/ (also witter on) verb [intransitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
witter
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywitter
he, she, itwitters
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywittered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave wittered
he, she, ithas wittered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad wittered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill witter
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have wittered
Continuous Form
PresentIam wittering
he, she, itis wittering
you, we, theyare wittering
PastI, he, she, itwas wittering
you, we, theywere wittering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been wittering
he, she, ithas been wittering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been wittering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be wittering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been wittering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Digital mobiles witter noisily at high frequencies.
  • Honestly, Ethel, she sounded really mad, wittering on about beetles up her pyjama leg and suchlike.
  • I can hear Mum's voice wittering in the background.
  • We witter on about quality initiatives and produce myriads of little forms to show just how quality-driven we are.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto talk for a long time in a confused or boring way
to talk for too long in a confused way, changing the subject and forgetting what you have already said: · The trouble is once Dad gets started on a subject, he tends to ramble.ramble on: · Ida rambled on, but Anna wasn't listening to her.ramble about: · He was a little drunk and kept rambling on about the good old days.
to talk quickly and in a confused way so that you seem slightly silly, especially because you are nervous: · Don't pay any attention to her - she's just babbling.babble on: · He babbled on and on until everyone had left the room.babble about: · He was running around babbling about someone named Tulkeke.
British to talk for a long time without making your meaning clear and without really saying anything useful or important: · He didn't know what he was talking about - he was just waffling.· Interviewers dislike candidates who just sit there and waffle instead of answering the questions.
British informal to talk for a long time about something in a stupid and boring way: · It doesn't matter what she's talking about - she'll witter on for hours.· George just rabbited on, boring everyone to death with his silly nonsense.
informal someone who talks too much, especially in a very boring way: · What a gasbag that Mrs Jenkins is! I've been stuck with her for over an hour.· There's a bunch of old windbags on the town council who don't know when to shut up.
someone who is long-winded takes a long time to say something that they could say in a shorter time, which makes other people bored and impatient: · One long-winded speaker after another came to the podium.· Dad can be so long-winded sometimes, I cringe when he starts talking to someone new.
British English informal to talk a lot in a boring way or about something unimportant SYN  ramble onwitter about I’m sick of her wittering on about her boyfriend.
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