| 词组 | rattle on |
| 释义 | Phr V rattle on rattles, rattling, rattled rattle on informal to talk for a long time about things that are not interesting to other peopleoften + aboutI had to listen to Ian's mother rattling on about the neighbours for half the evening. rattle on informal to talk quickly and for a long time about things that are boring: I stifled a yawn, but Elsie didn't notice and just rattled on.+ about Boswell rattled on about the prospect of other travels with Johnson, perhaps to Sweden, where he hoped they would see the King. rattle onTo speak tediously and at great length (about something). He just kept rattling 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 rattled on. rattle on (about someone or something)Fig. to talk endlessly about someone or something. Martin talked incessantly. He would rattle on about any topic whenever he could trap an unfortunate listener. rattle onv. To talk continuously about something, especially to others not as interested in the subject as the speaker is: They kept rattling on about how much fun they had at the party, but I didn't really care. |
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