prate

名词 prate:

1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
   同义词：prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music

动词 prate:

1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
   同义词：chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

1. I don't want to invest all my money in this business; it would mean prating all my eggs in one basket.
   我不想把所有的钱都投资在这项生意上，那是孤注一掷的做法。
2. Listen to him prating on about nothing.
   听他瞎唠叨。

prate

v.（动词）
prat.ed,prat.ing,prates
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To talk idly and at length; chatter.
唠叨，空谈：没完没了地闲谈；闲聊
v.tr.（及物动词）
To utter idly or to little purpose.
毫无目的地瞎扯
n.（名词）
Empty, foolish, or trivial talk; idle chatter.
闲聊：空洞、愚蠢或琐碎的谈话；闲聊

来源：
Middle English praten
中古英语 praten
from Middle Dutch pr3ten
源自 中古荷兰语 pr3ten

【引伸】
prat.er
n.（名词）
prat.ingly
adv.（副词）