prattle UK ['præt.l] US ['prætˌ-] verb intransitive ■to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important 闲扯,胡扯•She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if I'd let her.如果我任她讲下去的话,她可以针对她的新工作唠叨一下午。 •Stop your prattling and go to sleep!你们别闲扯了,睡觉去吧! |