名詞 prate:

1. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
   同義詞：prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music

動詞 prate:

1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
   同義詞：chatter, piffle, palaver, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

1. I don't want to invest all my money in this business; it would mean prating all my eggs in one basket.
   我不想把所有的錢都投資在這項生意上，那是孤注一擲的做法。
2. Listen to him prating on about nothing.
   聽他瞎嘮叨。

prate

v.（動詞）
prat.ed,prat.ing,prates
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To talk idly and at length; chatter.
嘮叨，空談：沒完沒了地閑談；閑聊
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To utter idly or to little purpose.
毫無目的地瞎扯
n.（名詞）
Empty, foolish, or trivial talk; idle chatter.
閑聊：空洞、愚蠢或瑣碎的談話；閑聊

來源：
Middle English praten
中古英語 praten
from Middle Dutch pr3ten
源自 中古荷蘭語 pr3ten

【引伸】
prat.er
n.（名詞）
prat.ingly
adv.（副詞）