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单词 prattle
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prattle

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprattleprat‧tle /ˈprætl/ verb [intransitive]  TALK TO somebodyto talk continuously about silly and unimportant thingsprattle away/on What’s Sarah prattling on about?see thesaurus at talkprattle noun [uncountable]prattler noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the CorpusprattleHow the hell was he going to get the information he required from her with the conductor prattling about?And the prospect of the world's leaders prattling away while the Earth burns around them is a pretty gloomy one.She's a loose-tongued, prattling creature, like most women of her class.Mme Bluot was most impressed when she heard Didier enter the shop, prattling in a language she did not understand.The Colleen - what a tiring girl she sounds - prattled incessantly of horses.For the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.At dinner they prattled on about the war.To gossip: to natter, to prattle, to chatter, to tittle-tattle, to jabber, to jaw.prattle away/onFor the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.At dinner they prattled on about the war.The lawmakers prattle on about wanting greater continuity.And the prospect of the world's leaders prattling away while the Earth burns around them is a pretty gloomy one.Origin prattle (1500-1600) Low German pratelen
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