blather

/ˈblæð.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblæð.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbla-t͟hər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈblæðə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblæðər/ (ame, ipa)

blather — verb

  • blatherpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • blathers3rd person singular
  • blathering-ing form
  • blatheredpast simple

1. to keep speaking in a foolish, uncontrolled way for longer than anyone wants, us

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to keep speaking in a foolish, uncontrolled way for longer than anyone wants, usually annoying the listener.

例句

Mira blathered about office gossip until everyone else reached the bus stop.

blather about + topic

During lunch, Reuben kept blathering and never answered the simple question.

同義詞
  • babble

    often suggests rapid or childish speech that may be hard to follow, not just pointless talk

  • ramble

    focuses more on wandering from point to point than on sounding foolish

  • waffle

    especially British; stresses vague talk that avoids a clear answer

反義詞
  • speak clearly

    to state your point directly instead of talking uselessly

文法句型

blather about + topic

blather on for + time

用法筆記

Usually shows irritation or contempt: speakers choose this word when the talk sounds pointless or foolish, not simply long. 'Blather on' especially stresses how the talk keeps going.

常見錯誤

❌The guest blathered the story for twenty minutes.
✅The guest blathered on about the story for twenty minutes.
💡blather is intransitive and normally needs a preposition before the topic.

blather — noun