blab英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper. countable

— "You'd better have shoved your grey snout in a hornets' nest, Badger, than suggest that I am the blab," said Nikabrik.
Gossip; prattle. uncountable

— Audie never liked him because he was further in with old Craig than he was, bragging and blowing about his work and the things he could do, while Audie sat quiet as a mouse listening to his blab.

动词 v.

To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. ambitransitive

— blab about something
to speak carelessly or excessively

词形变化

blabs present,singular,third-person blabbing participle,present blabbed participle,past blabbed past blabs plural

词汇关系

近义词

gossiper gossip

衍生词

blabmouth blab out blabtale blabtongue blab-off switch blab school

词源

词源 1

From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).

词源 2

From Middle English blabben (“to talk foolishly”), perhaps from Middle English blabbe (“idle talk; talebearer”). Compare Middle English blaberen (“to blabber, babble”), Middle High German blabezen (“to stammer, babble”).