gibber
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away/on) (about sth/at sb)
(a) (of a monkey or a frightened person) talk quickly or make meaningless sounds (指猴子或受驚嚇的人)快速地說或發(fā)出無意義的聲音
monkeys gibbering at one another in the tree-tops 在樹梢上嘰哩咕嚕亂叫的猴子
He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror. 他蜷縮在角落里, 嚇得喃喃自語.
(b) (derog 貶) talk a lot without seeming to say anything important 說得多而無什意義; 瞎扯
What's he gibbering away about? 他在胡扯些什麼?
a gibbering idiot 胡言亂語的白癡.
??? 情景例句
Oh, let's see. It'll be about 3:30 before we have anybody free.