babble

babble
verb
[no obj.]
  1. 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。
  2. [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
  1. [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
派生
babblement
noun
语源
  1. 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
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