verb
[no obj.]
talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way
唠叨；喋喋不休
they babbled on about their holiday.
他们继续喋喋不休地谈论着假期。
■[reporting verb]utter something rapidly and incoherently
嘀咕；含混不清地说
[with direct speech]‘Thank goodness you're all right,’ she babbled.
“幸好你没事，”她嘀咕着。
[with obj.]he began to babble an apology.
他开始含混不清地表示道歉。
■reveal something secret or confidential by talking impulsively or carelessly
（不自觉地或不小心）泄露（机密）
he babbled to another convict while he was in jail.
他在监狱里的时候对另一个犯人泄露了秘密。
[with obj.]my father babbled out the truth.
我父亲失口说出了真相。
[usu. as adj. babbling](of a stream) make the continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones
（溪水）潺潺作响
a gently babbling brook.
一条发出轻柔潺潺声的小溪。
noun
[in sing.]the sound of a person or a group of people babbling
嘈杂的谈话声；七嘴八舌
a babble of protest.
七嘴八舌的抗议。
■foolish, excited, confused talk
蠢话；胡言乱语
her soft voice stopped his babble.
她轻柔的声音制止了他的胡言乱语。
■[usu. in combination or with modifier]pretentious jargon from a specified field
行话
New Age babble.
新时代的行话。
■the continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones in a stream
（水流的）潺潺声
the babble of a brook.
小溪的潺潺声。
■[mass noun]background disturbance caused by interference from conversations on other telephone lines
（电信）集扰

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派生
babblement
noun

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语源
Middle English : from Middle Low German babbelen, or an independent English formation, as a frequentative based on the repeated syllable ba, typical of a child's early speech