babble
vi.|vt.|n.|
babblebab·bleˈbæbl
vi.
(婴儿) 牙牙学语;(成人)模糊不清地说
说蠢话;喋喋不休,唠叨
babble about trifles唠叨些琐事
吐露秘密
潺潺作声(away, on, along)
vt.
模糊不清地说
唠唠叨叨地说
愚蠢地说出;脱口泄露
He babbled (out) our plans to them.他失口把我们的计划泄露给他们了。
n.
儿语;模糊不清的话
胡言乱语;蠢话
嘈杂的谈话声
the babble of four or more voices going on at once四五个人同时讲话的嘈杂声
潺潺声
the babble of a brook潺潺的溪流声
电信集扰,(多路感应的)复杂失真
Much babbling is not without offence.
言多必失。
babblementbab·ble·ment
n.
[拟声;许多语言中都有类似拟声词,如 D babbelen, Swed babbla to prattle, L balbutire to stammer 等]
