babble

'bæbl

GRE Collins 1

n. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
v. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
v. to talk foolishly

vi. 牙牙学语, 喋喋不休
vt. 唠叨, 吐露
n. 儿语, 胡言乱语, 嘈杂声
[计] 串音

Collins 星级

21,453

BNC 频率

15,475

使用频率

babble 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到与说话相关的词，如 babbling brook（潺潺流水），表示流水声像小孩说话一样，含有说话的感觉。

例句

1. The baby began to babble as soon as he learned to make sounds.

宝宝一学会发出声音就开始咿呀学语。

2. I could hear her babble excitedly about her plans for the weekend.

我能听到她兴奋地喋喋不休地讲述她周末的计划。

3. During the meeting, he started to babble about topics unrelated to our discussion.

在会议中，他开始喋喋不休地谈论与我们讨论无关的话题。