prate

• vt. 瞎扯
• n. 唠叨；空谈；瞎扯
• vi. 唠叨
• n. (Prate)人名；(法)普拉特

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.

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.

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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