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To blabber is to talk in a silly, messy, or way for a long time. The sound of the word is part of the meaning: it feels like a mouth that will not stop. People blabber when they are nervous, , drunk, or just the sort of person who fills every silence. It is informal, and it is not a compliment. You might say someone blabbered on about their holiday, meaning the talk went on and on and you wished it would end. Though actually, blabber does not have to mean “tell a secret.” That is blab. Blabber is about the stream of talk — foolish, empty, or simply too much. It can also be a noun for that kind of talk, or for a person who does it, but the verb is the one you will meet most. You will hear it in speech more than in careful writing.
嘰哩呱啦;講個沒完(偏吵、偏無聊,不一定是洩密)
組成Inherited from Middle English blaberen. The word has kept that old “babble / talk foolishly” feel.
同家族的字
- blaba shorter cousin, more about letting a secret out
- blabbermouthblabber + mouth: a person whose talk gives secrets away
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
blabberverb/ˈblæb.ɚ/
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To blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
- He blabbered away about how he knew where some treasure was hidden and he would tell us if only we would swear to save his life.
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To blab; to reveal a secret.
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obsoleteTo stick out one's tongue.
blabbernoun/ˈblæb.ɚ/
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A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。