to prate
01
喋喋不休, 闲扯
to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way
例子
The speaker prated on and on, losing the attention of the audience with each meandering tangent.
演讲者喋喋不休，每一次迂回的离题都让听众失去注意力。
Prate
01
空谈, 废话
chatter without substance
例子
The meeting dissolved into prate after the agenda was covered.
议程结束后，会议变成了无谓的闲聊。
