drivel
英 ['dr?v(?)l]
美['dr?vl]
- n. 鼻涕；口水；糊涂話
- vi. 淌口水；流鼻涕；說傻話
- vt. 浪費(fèi)
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
drivel 胡說，廢話
來自PIE*dher, 使泥濘，污濁，詞源同dregs, dross. 引申義流鼻涕，胡說，廢話。
英文詞源
- drivel (n.)
- early 14c., drevel "saliva, slaver," from drivel (v.). Meaning "idiotic speech or writing" is from 1852.
- drivel (v.)
- Old English dreflian "to dribble or run at the nose, slobber," from Proto-Germanic *drab-, from PIE *dher- (1) "to make muddy, darken." Meaning "to speak nonsense" is mid-14c. Related: Driveling, drivelling.
雙語例句
- 1. What absolute drivel!
- 一派胡言！
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. How can you watch that drivel on TV?
- 你怎么能看電視上那種胡說八道的東西？
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I have never heard such silly drivel in all my life.
- 我一生中從未聽到過這樣的蠢話.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. She is still writing mindless drivel.
- 她還在寫些沒頭沒腦的東西。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Xiangzi couldn't bear to listen to this drivel.
- 祥子不能再聽這些閑盤兒.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 駱駝祥子