gibber
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away/on) (about sth/at sb)
(a) (of a monkey or a frightened person) talk quickly or make meaningless sounds (指猴子或受惊吓的人)快速地说或发出无意义的声音
monkeys gibbering at one another in the tree-tops 在树梢上叽哩咕噜乱叫的猴子
He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror. 他蜷缩在角落里, 吓得喃喃自语.
(b) (derog 贬) talk a lot without seeming to say anything important 说得多而无什意义; 瞎扯
What's he gibbering away about? 他在胡扯些什麽?
a gibbering idiot 胡言乱语的白痴.
🗣️ 情景例句
Are we ever going to finish?
我们这样谈得完吗?
Something is better than nothing.
有总比没有强。
At the end of this period we put the play on in a theatre.