prate
英[preɪt]
美[pret]
- vt. 瞎扯
- n. 唠叨；空谈；瞎扯
- vi. 唠叨
- n. (Prate)人名；(法)普拉特
词态变化
第三人称单数: prates;过去式: prated;过去分词: prated;现在分词: prating;
中文词源
prate 胡扯，瞎吹
来自中古英语praten,胡扯，瞎吹，来自Proto-Germanic*prattuz,夸夸其谈，吹牛，拟声词，词源同pretty.
英文词源
- prate (v.)
- early 15c., from or related to Middle Dutch praten "to chatter" (c. 1400), from a Proto-Germanic imitative root (compare East Frisian proten, Middle Low German praten, Middle High German braten, Swedish prata "to talk, chatter"). Related: Prated; prating. As a noun from 1570s.
双语例句
- 1. If the hen does not prate, she will not lay.
- 母鸡不唠叨不下蛋.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Pen walked on, listening to his companion's prate, wondering, amused, and puzzled.
- 潘一路走去, 听他同伴喋喋不休, 觉得又惊讶有趣, 又有些困惑不解.
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