rabbit on

IPA/ɹˈabɪt ˈɒn/
IPA/ɹˈæbɪt ˈɔn/

rabbit on — 片語動詞

  • rabbit onbase form
  • rabbits on3rd person singular
  • rabbitting on-ing form
  • rabbitted onpast simple

1. to keep talking about a subject in a way that bores the people listening, who wi

1.片語動詞不及物C1
釋義

嘮叨個不停

一直講無聊的話題，讓聽的人覺得煩

to keep talking about a subject in a way that bores the people listening, who wish you would stop

例句

Grandpa Asher will rabbit on about his army days if nobody stops him.

只要沒人阻止，Asher 爺爺就會一直嘮叨他當兵的往事。

rabbit on about + topic

Stop rabbiting on about the weather and tell me what actually happened.

別再沒完沒了地講天氣了，告訴我到底發生了什麼事。

imperative: stop rabbiting on about

常見搭配
  • rabbit on about
  • rabbit on at
  • keep rabbiting on
  • rabbit on for hours
同義詞
  • go on

    also informal British; 'go on about' is the closest everyday equivalent

  • drone on

    stresses a dull, flat voice that sends listeners to sleep

  • ramble

    more neutral; suggests wandering off the point rather than boring people

文法句型

rabbit on about + noun

rabbit on at + person

用法筆記

Subject is always a person, and the speaker is usually annoyed or bored by the talking. Common in British informal speech; pair with 'about' for the dull topic or 'at' for the trapped listener.

常見錯誤

He rabbited the meeting on for hours.
He rabbited on for hours during the meeting.
'rabbit on' has no object; the particle 'on' stays right after the verb.
She rabbited on the new policy.
She rabbited on about the new policy.
the topic needs 'about', not a bare noun.