| 单词 | blather |
| 释义 | blather (once / 24779 pages) vn To blather is to talk on and on without saying anything very important or wise. If you blather all afternoon, it might be a welcome distraction to your friend who's grieving the death of her cat. You can use the word blather as a noun too: you might hate riding the bus home from school because of all the silly blather around you. At a job, it might be acceptable to blather during your lunch break, but not once you get back to work. The verb came first, and it was originally Scottish, probably from the Old Norse word blaðra, "mutter or wag the tongue." WORD FAMILYblather: blathered, blathering, blathers USAGE EXAMPLESHe fills his complaint with blather about how Justice is sticking up for a “beloved” local sports franchise. Wall Street Journal(Nov 19, 2016) That's not even a question but a command for me to start blathering. Golf Digest(Oct 28, 2016) It was always “for the health of our democracy,” or because without a concession, the state wouldn’t “come together and heal,” or some such blather. Seattle Times(Oct 21, 2016) 1v to talk foolishly Syn|Hyper babble, blether, blither, smatter blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly 2n foolish gibberish Syn|Hyper blatherskite gibber, gibberish unintelligible talking |
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