prate
v
(derog 贬)
(a) [I, Ip] ~ (on about sth) talk or chatter too much (about sth) (对某事物)喋喋不休, 唠唠叨叨
Listen to him prating on about nothing. 听他瞎唠叨.
(b) [I] talk (foolishly) 胡扯
a prating idiot 胡说八道的笨蛋.
the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a pictured with as dedicated to the memory of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue.'