Johnny牛人晨读英语 - prattle on / away about sth

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Johnny牛人晨读英语  

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●prattle on / away about sth   

    不断闲扯某事

prattle (vi) to talk a lot about unimportant things 闲扯；唠叨

to talk a lot about unimportant things 闲扯；唠叨

◆She prattled on about her children all evening. 

她整个晚上没完没了地唠叨她的孩子们的事。

◆Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream...

卢就各种芝麻小事唠叨个没完，后来我烦得都想尖叫了。

●enˈgage in sth

●enˈgage sb in sth

(formal) to take part in sth; to make sb take part in sth （使）从事，参加

◆Even in prison, he continued to engage in criminal activities. 

他甚至在监狱里还继续从事犯罪活动。

◆She tried desperately to engage him in conversation. 

她用尽办法要他跟她谈话。

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