vi. 唠叨, 空谈

vt. 瞎扯

n. 唠叨, 空谈, 瞎扯

Prate \Prate\, n. [Akin to LG. & D. praat, Sw. prat.]
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity.

Sick of tops, and poetry, and prate. --Pope.


Prate \Prate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel.
prata.]
To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to
speak foolishly; to babble.

To prate and talk for life and honor. --Shak.

And make a fool presume to prate of love. --Dryden.


Prate \Prate\, v. t.
To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to
chatter, or babble.

What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate,
When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate !
--Dryden.