词汇 | prattler |
释义 | prattler noun[ C ] uk /ˈpræt.əl.ər/ us /ˈpræt̬.əl.ɚ/ someone who talks for a long time about things that are silly or not important: 闲扯的人,胡扯的人 Fiona's such a prattler - I wish she'd get to the point!菲奥娜是个爱瞎扯的人,我希望她能说到重点! See prattle He's quite harmless, just a charming prattler. Her new profession is part talk-show prattler, part actor, part reporter, part old-fashioned pitchman. Speakers & talkers caller commentator conversationalist debater demagogic demagogically demagoguery demagogy informant loudmouth motormouth quidnunc raconteur speaker speechifier speechmaker spokesman spokeswoman superflack whisperer Examples of prattlerprattler To the connoisseur, if not to the idle prattler about music, each of these designations suggests a distinct idea--a form, a style, a manner. From Project Gutenberg I long for that time to come, when my dear wife and my charming little prattlers will embrace me. From Project Gutenberg She found the first a prattler, and could not perceive any merit in the second. From Project Gutenberg Above all, the peace prattlers are in no way blessed. From Project Gutenberg The thoughtless prattler answered promptly, that she had seen him only a few days before. From Project Gutenberg That false prattler, with his prophecy, has mocked and befooled me. From Project Gutenberg Every little prattler was his by love's adoption. From Project Gutenberg Here they were delighted with what they saw; and a great many sights there were for such little prattlers. From Project Gutenberg Such an opening as the sweet prattler had given me it was impossible to overlook. From Project Gutenberg Then, the dear little prattler, the youngest child, drooped. From Project Gutenberg He is an idle prattler, who is trying to deceive you or himself, or dazzle you with empty talk. From Project Gutenberg Perhaps your "most pretentious" prattler would have told you they were antediluvian as well as anti-historic. From Project Gutenberg And, at length, the deception is discovered by the little prattlers, and often much earlier than parents imagine. From Project Gutenberg Would he advise the pure, innocent prattler upon his knee to chew or smoke the filthy thing? From Project Gutenberg The lad was usually no prattler, yet now, merely to boast of his master's familiar intercourse with the king, he had forgotten all caution. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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