cackle
cackle
verb
cut the cackle
verb
- [no obj.](of a bird, typically a hen or goose) give a raucous clucking
（禽，尤指母鸡或鹅）咯咯叫
the hen was cackling as if demented.
这只母鸡疯了般地咯咯叫。
[as adj. cackling]cackling, whooping cries.
咯咯的鸣叫声。
■make a harsh sound resembling such a cry when laughing
发出格格的笑声
she cackled with laughter.
她格格大笑。
[with direct speech]‘Ah ha!’ he cackled.
“啊哈！”他格格笑道。
■talk at length without acting on what is said
饶舌；扯淡
corporate luminaries cackle on about the importance of quality.
企业界名人喋喋不休地谈论质量的重要性。
- the raucous clucking cry of a bird such as a hen or a goose
（母鸡或鹅等禽类的）咯咯叫声
■a harsh laugh resembling such a cry
格格的笑声
her delighted cackle.
她那格格的欢笑声。
cut the cackle
- [usu. in imperative](informal)stop talking aimlessly and come to the point
(非正式)少说废话，谈正题
- Middle English: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, partly imitative, reinforced by kāke, 'jaw, cheek'
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