prattle
v[I, Ip]
(a) ~ (away) (of a child) talk in a simple way; babble (指儿童)说简单的话, 牙牙学语
The baby is prattling (away) happily in her cot. 那幼儿在小床上牙牙自语, 快活得很.
(b) (often derog 常作贬义) ~ (on about sth) (of an adult) talk at length, esp about unimportant things (指成人)絮絮叨叨地说; (尤指)闲聊
prattle on about the village gossip 闲扯些村里的事. prattle, n [U]
unimportant chatter; gossip 闲聊; 闲话.
🗣️ 情景例句
Where does it go?
放在哪儿?
I get into bed at about 11:30 and go right off to sleep.
我大约在11:30上床并且睡觉。
The earliest people of New Zealand, the Maori, came from the islands of polynesia in the Pacific, which means many islands.