no obj.
1
- talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way唠叨; 喋喋不休：
they babbled on about their holiday.
他们继续喋喋不休地谈论着假期。
1.1
- reporting verb utter something rapidly and incoherently嘀咕; 含混不清地说：
with direct speech 'Thank goodness you're all right, ' she babbled“幸好你没事,"她嘀咕着
with obj. he began to babble an apology.他开始含混不清地表示道歉。
1.2
- reveal something secret or confidential by talking impulsively or carelessly（不自觉地或不小心）泄露机密：
he babbled to another convict while he was in jail
他在监狱里的时候无意中对另一个犯人泄露了秘密
with obj. my father babbled out the truth.我父亲失口说出了真相。
2
- usu. as adj. babbling(of a stream) make the continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones（溪水）潺潺作响：
a gently babbling brook.
潺潺低语的小溪。
1
- in sing. the sound of a person or a group of people babbling喋喋不休的声音; 嘈杂的谈话声; 七嘴八舌：
a babble of protest.
七嘴八舌的抗议。
1.1
- foolish, excited, confused talk蠢话; 胡言乱语：
her soft voice stopped his babble.
她轻柔的声音制止了他的胡言乱语。
1.2
- usu. in combination or with modifier pretentious jargon from a specified field行话：
New Age babble.
新时代的行话。
2
- the continuous murmuring sound of water flowing over stones in a stream（水流的）潺潺声：
the babble of a brook.
小溪的潺潺声。
2.1
- mass noun background disturbance caused by interference from conversations on other telephone lines（电信）集扰。
派生词
babblement
noun词源
Middle English: from Middle Low German babbelen, or an independent English formation， as a frequentative based on the repeated syllable ba, typical of a child's early speech.