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prate

🇬🇧 UK/preit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To talk at length in a foolish or trivial way; to chatter idly.

唠叨，喋喋不休，瞎扯

n.

Idle, foolish, or meaningless talk.

唠叨，空谈，废话

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
prateother
=prate

Common Collocations

  • 1.prate on滔滔不绝地说
  • 2.prate about喋喋不休地谈论
  • 3.[prate endlessly]没完没了地唠叨
  • 4.[prate away]不停地瞎扯

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He prated on about his achievements for an hour without pausing.

  • 2.

    Stop prating and get to the point — we don't have all day.

  • 3.

    The old man would prate endlessly about politics to anyone who would listen.

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