gab

FREQ #19702

n. 空谈, 爱说话, 多嘴 vi. 空谈, 瞎扯, 唠叨

发音

其它 /ɡæb/

词形变化

gabs 复数 gabs gabbed gabbing gabs 三单 gabbing 现在分词 gabbed 过去式 gabbed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Idle chatter.

    废话

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The mouth or gob.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.

    不及物 废旧
  2. 2.

    To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To speak or tell falsely.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

gossip chitchat causerie chinwag gabfest small talk tittle-tattle

上位词 5

chat schmooze confabulation confab schmoose
动词

同义词 1

yak

上位词 2

communicate intercommunicate

相关短语

gift of the gab 口齿伶俐 gift of gab gifts of the gab gifts of gab

词源

Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).

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