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

driv•el n., v., -eled or -elled, -el•ing or -el•ling.
n. [uncountable]

saliva flowing from the mouth;
slaver.
childish, silly, or meaningless thinking;
twaddle:I had to listen to his drivel for hours.

v. [no object]

to talk childishly or foolishly:driveling on about her friends at school.

driv•el n. v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
n.

saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose;
slaver.
childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking;
nonsense;
twaddle.

v.i.

to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose;
slaver.
to talk childishly or idiotically.
[Archaic.]to issue like spittle.

v.t.

to utter childishly or idiotically.
to waste foolishly.

bef. 1000; Middle English dryvelen, variant of drevelen, Old English dreflian; akin to draff

driv′el•er* [esp. Brit.,] driv′el•ler, n.
driv′el•ing•ly;
[esp. Brit.,] driv′el•ling•ly, adv.

drivel /ˈdrɪv^əl/ vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)

to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble
(intransitive) to speak foolishly or childishly

foolish or senseless talk
saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver

Etymology: Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff

ˈdriveller, US ˈdriveler n

单词	drivel
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 driv•el /ˈdrɪvəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -eled or -elled, -el•ing or -el•ling. n. [uncountable] saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver. childish, silly, or meaningless thinking; twaddle:I had to listen to his drivel for hours. v. [no object] to talk childishly or foolishly:driveling on about her friends at school. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 driv•el (driv′əl),USA pronunciation n. v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver. childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle. v.i. to let saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; slaver. to talk childishly or idiotically. [Archaic.]to issue like spittle. v.t. to utter childishly or idiotically. to waste foolishly. bef. 1000; Middle English dryvelen, variant of drevelen, Old English dreflian; akin to draff driv′el•er* [esp. Brit.,] driv′el•ler, n. driv′el•ing•ly; [esp. Brit.,] driv′el•ling•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: drivel /ˈdrɪv^əl/ vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled) to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble (intransitive) to speak foolishly or childishly n foolish or senseless talk saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver Etymology: Old English dreflian to slaver; see draff ˈdriveller, US ˈdriveler n
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