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ramble on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ramble on - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"jog, rambleproceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" |
Translationsramble (ˈrӕmbl) verb1. to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure. 漫步 漫步于...2. to speak in an aimless or confused way. 不著邊際地閒扯 聊天，漫谈 noun a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure. 漫步 漫步ˈrambler noun1. a climbing plant (usually a rose). 蔓生植物 蔓生植物2. a person who goes walking in the country for pleasure. 漫步者 漫步者ˈrambling adjective1. aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic. a long, rambling speech. 不著邊際的 不着边际的杂乱无章的 2. built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions. a rambling old house. 雜亂無章的 杂乱无章的，凌乱的 3. (of plants, usually roses) climbing. 蔓生的 蔓生的ramble on to talk for a long time in an aimless or confused way. 不著邊際地閒扯不停 漫谈
ramble on
ramble onTo speak tediously and at great length (about something). He just kept rambling on about literary metaphors and imagery. I didn't know what he was talking about! I caught myself starting to fall asleep while the professor rambled on.See also: onramble on (about someone or something)Fig. [for someone] to talk endlessly and aimlessly about someone or something. (Based on ramble on.) I wish you wouldn't ramble on about your first husband all the time. Must you ramble on so?See also: onramble on 1. to wander about aimlessly. (As with a traveler or a winding path.) The road rambled on through mile after mile of wilderness. 2. [for a structure] to spread out over a large area, perhaps in a random way. This old house rambles on, way back into the woods.See also: onramble onSpeak or write at length and with many digressions, as in As the speaker rambled on for at least two hours, the audience became restless. This idiom was first recorded in 1710. See also: onramble on
Synonyms for ramble onverb continue talking or writing in a desultory mannerSynonymsRelated Words- proceed
- continue
- carry on
- go on
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