drone on
drone on — 片語動詞
- drone onbase form
- drones on3rd person singular
- droning on-ing form
- droned onpast simple
1. to speak without stopping for so long that people become bored, usually in a low
喋喋不休
用單調語調長時間說令人厭煩的話
to speak without stopping for so long that people become bored, usually in a low, flat voice.
Piotr droned on about his stamp collection for an hour until everyone was bored.
Piotr 喋喋不休地講他的郵票收藏長達一個小時，直到每個人都感到無聊。
drone on + about + topic
The lecturer droned on for forty minutes, so half the students started checking their phones.
那位講師喋喋不休了四十分鐘，所以一半的學生開始看手機。
drone on + for + duration
Shanti's boss droned on during the meeting, repeating the same points about quarterly sales.
Shanti 的主管在會議上喋喋不休，不斷重複關於季度銷售的同一套說詞。
Every time Folake visits, her uncle drones on about how things were better in the past.
每次 Folake 來訪，她叔叔就會喋喋不休地說以前的日子有多好。
informal: used about a family member's tiresome habit
- drone on about [topic]
- drone on for [duration]
- drone on endlessly
- drone on and on
- ramble
emphasises lack of structure rather than a flat voice
- hold forth
more formal; can be positive or negative
- go on
more general and less negative; does not imply a monotonous voice
- stop
the opposite action — finally ceasing the boring speech
文法句型
drone on + about + topic
drone on + for + duration
用法筆記
Often used with 'about' to introduce the topic of the monotonous speech. The speaker is usually perceived by listeners as droning on — people rarely describe themselves this way.