blither
verb informal mainly UK uk/ˈblɪð.ər/ us/ˈblɪð.ɚ/
[ I ] (also blither on)喋喋不休
to talk a lot in a way that does not have much meaning and is not very interesting
Tina's always blithering about her dog. 蒂娜总是喋喋不休说她那条狗的事情。
I do have a tendency to blither on when I'm nervous. 当我紧张的时候，我确实有喋喋不休的倾向。
Synonym: blather
[ T ]胡扯
to say something that does not have much meaning
She blithered something that was supposed to be reassuring, and left. 她胡乱说了些本应让人安心的话，然后就离开了。
See also: blithering idiot
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- They all blither about how different it's all going to be.
- He just blithered his way through the meeting.
- "I thought you'd be upstairs having a rest," he blithered, trying to cover his embarrassment.
blither
noun [ U ] informal uk/ˈblɪð.ər/ us/ˈblɪð.ɚ/
喋喋不休的话
a lot of talk that does not have much meaning
He gave them some vague blither about change. 他跟他们扯了些关于变革的虚套。
Synonym: blather
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- To my surprise, they seemed satisfied with my blither.
- Ignore the blither and try to understand what's really going on.