drivel
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈdrɪv.əl/us/ˈdrɪv.əl/nonsenseorboringandunnecessaryinformation:
胡说，瞎扯，废话You don'tbelievethe drivel youreadon theinternet, do you?你不会相信网络上的胡言乱语，对吧？
You'retalkingdrivel asusual!你又和往常一样开始胡说八道了！
Nonsense
- a crock (of shit)idiom
- babble
- balderdash
- balls
- baloney
- bilge
- blah
- blather
- blither
- double-talk
- doublespeak
- eyewash
- flapdoodle
- garbage
- moonshine
- mumbo jumbo
- nonsense
- nonsensical
- piffle
- rhubarb
drivel
verb[I]
mainlyUKinformaldisapprovinguk/ˈdrɪv.əl/us/ˈdrɪv.əl/-ll-orUSusually-l-(alsodrivel on)totalka lot in aboring,stupid, orannoyingway:
They're always drivellingaboutmemeetingMr Right and gettingmarried.
I've just beenlisteningto Aunt Elsie drivelling on.
- Why do we have tolistento him drivelling on about something heclearlyknowsnothing about?
- Nexttimeshestartsdrivelling inpublicabout how "Myfamilyis THE mostimportantthing in theworld,"pardonme if I justlaugh.
- "For God'ssake," she said, "what are you drivelling on about?"
- Itcalmsme down when someoneringsup and drivels on about nothing.
Talking too much
- ass
- bend
- bendsomeone'searidiom
- blah
- edgeways
- have a lot to say foryourselfidiom
- long-winded
- maundering
- overplayyourhandidiom
- overshare
- say
- talk
- talk the hind leg(s) off a donkeyidiom
- verbose
- verbosity
- wang
- whang
- whang on
- wordiness
- wordy