prate(动词,常含贬义):喋喋不休地说话;(多指)闲聊、瞎扯,话多而空。也可指轻率地泄露秘密(较少见)。
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He kept prating on about his new phone.
他一直喋喋不休地讲他的新手机。
She prated away through the meeting, oblivious to everyone’s impatience, and even let slip details that were meant to stay confidential.
她在会议上絮絮叨叨说个不停,完全没注意到大家的不耐烦,甚至还不小心泄露了本应保密的细节。
prate 来自中古英语 praten,有“闲聊、唠叨”的意思,可能与荷兰语 praten(聊天)等日耳曼语族词形相关。这个词常带有“说话没有内容、令人厌烦”的评价色彩。