英语词汇“prate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prate v., prat•ed, prat•ing.

to talk too much;
babble: [no object]She prated on about her family and he slowly began to doze off.[~ + that clause]He prated that she would never succeed.

prat•er, n. [countable]

prate v., prat•ed, prat•ing, n.
v.i.

to talk excessively and pointlessly;
babble:They prated on until I was ready to scream.

v.t.

to utter in empty or foolish talk:to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness.

act of prating.
empty or foolish talk.

Middle Dutch praeten. See prattle
late Middle English praten (verb, verbal) 1375–1425

prat′er, n.
prat′ing•ly, adv.

prate /preɪt/ vb

(intransitive) to talk idly and at length; chatter
(transitive) to utter in an idle or empty way

idle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter

Etymology: 15th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch prāten, Icelandic and Norwegian prata, Danish prate

ˈprater n ˈpratingly adv

单词	prate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 prate /preɪt/USA pronunciation v., prat•ed, prat•ing. to talk too much; babble: [no object]She prated on about her family and he slowly began to doze off.[~ + that clause]He prated that she would never succeed. prat•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 prate (prāt),USA pronunciation v., prat•ed, prat•ing, n. v.i. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble:They prated on until I was ready to scream. v.t. to utter in empty or foolish talk:to prate absurdities with the greatest seriousness. n. act of prating. empty or foolish talk. Middle Dutch praeten. See prattle late Middle English praten (verb, verbal) 1375–1425 prat′er, n. prat′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prate /preɪt/ vb (intransitive) to talk idly and at length; chatter (transitive) to utter in an idle or empty way n idle or trivial talk; prattle; chatter Etymology: 15th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch prāten, Icelandic and Norwegian prata, Danish prate ˈprater n ˈpratingly adv
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