| 词组 | ramble on |
| 释义 | Idiom ramble on (about someone or something) Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL to talk aimlessly about someone or something.John is so talkative. He's always rambling on about something.You're rambling on yourself. Phr V ramble on rambles, rambling, rambled ramble on to talk or write for a long time about things that are not interesting to other peopleoften + aboutSarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times. ramble on to talk or write for a long time in a rather confused way that is boring for the people who are listening or reading: She rambled on, but Anastasia was not listening.+ about Sarah glanced at the clock - he had been rambling on about himself for over an hour. ► compare bang on BrE informal ramble onTo speak tediously and at great length (about something). He just kept rambling on about literary metaphors and imagery. I didn't know what he was talking about! I caught myself starting to fall asleep while the professor rambled on. ramble on (about someone or something)Fig. [for someone] to talk endlessly and aimlessly about someone or something. (Based on ramble on.) I wish you wouldn't ramble on about your first husband all the time. Must you ramble on so? ramble on1. to wander about aimlessly. (As with a traveler or a winding path.) The road rambled on through mile after mile of wilderness. 2. [for a structure] to spread out over a large area, perhaps in a random way. This old house rambles on, way back into the woods. ramble onSpeak or write at length and with many digressions, as in As the speaker rambled on for at least two hours, the audience became restless. This idiom was first recorded in 1710. |
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