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blather

英 ['blæðə] 美 ['blæðɚ]

解释

n. 胡说；废话
vi. 说废话；喋喋不休地说
vt. 滔滔不绝地讲

※ 提供单词"blather"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

blather 喋喋不休的说

拟声词，类似于巴拉巴拉。

英文词源

blather (v.): 1520s, Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse blaðra "mutter, wag the tongue," perhaps of imitative origin. Related: Blathered; blathering.
blather (n.): 1787, from blather (v.).

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例句和用法

1. The old men blather on and on.: 这几个老头喋喋不休。

2. Anyone knows that all this is blather.: 谁都知道这完全是废话连篇。

3. He'll just blather about the subject for hours once he gets started.: 他一旦讲起这个话题来就喋喋不休说个不完.

4. Don't mention horse racing. He'll just blather about the subject for hours once he gets started.: 可别提赛马. 他一旦讲起这个话题来就喋喋不休说个不完.

5. It's believed that people primarily blather to themselves when alone so as not to appear nuts.: 据信,人们大多是在独处时才会随口自言自语,因为当着人这样自己会觉得很傻.