babble
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(a) talk in a way that is difficult or impossible to understand 含糊不清地说; 作咿呀声
Stop babbling and speak more slowly. 别老是咿咿呀呀的, 说慢点儿.
tourists babbling (away) in a foreign language 叽哩咕噜地说著外国话的游客.
(b) chatter in a thoughtless or confused way 唠唠叨叨; 喋喋不休; 信口胡说; 胡言乱语
What is he babbling (on) about? 他在唠叨什麽?
2 [I] (of streams, etc) make a continuous murmuring sound (指流水等)作潺潺声
a babbling brook 潺潺的小溪. babble, n [U]
1
(a) talk that is difficult or impossible to understand 含糊不清的话
hear the babble of many voices 听见许多人在唧唧喳喳地说话.
(b) foolish talk 蠢话; 胡话.
2 gentle sound of water flowing over stones, etc (流水经过石子等的)潺潺声.
Carl, what does quake mean, as in the word earthquake?
卡尔,earthquake这个词中的“quake”是什么意思?
Mathilde! I've got some wonderful news. We've been invited to the ball at the palace.
玛蒂尔德!我有一个极好的消息。我们被邀请去参加宫庭舞会。
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.