no obj.
- talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way闲扯, 胡扯：
she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist.
她开始闲扯她看牙医时的情景。
mass noun
- foolish or inconsequential talk闲扯, 胡扯：
do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?
你还想继续这种幼稚可笑的闲扯吗？
派生词
prattler
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Middle Low German pratelen, from praten （see PRATE）.