单词 | prate |
释义 | prate[ preyt ] / preɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), prat·ed, prat·ing.to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream. verb (used with object), prat·ed, prat·ing.to utter in empty or foolish talk: to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness. nounact of prating. empty or foolish talk. Origin of prate1375–1425; late Middle English praten (v.) <Middle Dutch praeten.See prattle OTHER WORDS FROM prateprater, nounprat·ing·ly, adverbun·prat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby pratePrasad, prase, praseodymium, prat, Pratchett, prate, pratfall, pratincole, pratincolous, pratique, Prato Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prateBritish Dictionary definitions for prateprate / (preɪt) / verb(intr) to talk idly and at length; chatter (tr) to utter in an idle or empty way nounidle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter Derived forms of prateprater, nounpratingly, adverbWord Origin for prateC15: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch prāten, Icelandic and Norwegian prata, Danish prate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。