gab
英 [g?b]
- vi. 空談；瞎扯閑聊；嘮叨
- n. 多嘴；饒舌；愛說話嘮叨
- n. (Gab)人名；(西)加夫；(法)加布
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?gabs;過去式:?gabbed;過去分詞:?gabbed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?gabbing;
中文詞源
gab 嘮叨
擬聲詞。
英文詞源
- gab (v.)
- "talk much," 1786, probably via Scottish and northern England dialect from earlier sense "speak foolishly; talk indiscreetly" (late 14c.), from gabben "to scoff, jeer; mock (someone), ridicule; reproach (oneself)," also "to lie to" (late 13c.), from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse gabba "to mock, make fun of," and probably in part from Old French gaber "to mock, jest; brag, boast," which, too, is from Scandinavian. Ultimately perhaps imitative (compare gabble, which might have shaded the sense of this word). Gabber was Middle English for "liar, deceiver; mocker." Related: Gabbed; gabbing.
- gab (n.)
- "action of talking," earlier "chatter, loquacity, idle talk" (mid-13c.), also "falsehood, deceit," originally "a gibe, a taunt" (c. 1200), mid-13c., probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse gabb "mocking, mockery," and in part from Old French gap, gab "joke, jest; bragging talk," which also is probably from Scandinavian (compare gab (v.)). Probably also there is influence from Scottish and northern English gab "the mouth" (see gob); OED reports the word "Not in dignified use." Gift of (the) gab "talent for speaking" is from 1680s.
雙語例句
- 1. They are naturally good salesmen with the gift of the gab.
- 他們天生就是能說會道的推銷能手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The young cheap - Jack had got the gift of gab.
- 那個年輕小販能說會道.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The adaptability of modified GAB to other agricultural products will be studied further.
- 修正模型GAB對其他物料的適應(yīng)性,還有待進一步研究.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. She has the gift of the gab.
- 她口才很好.
來自辭典例句
- 5. With his gift of the gab, he should make an excellent politician.
- 由于他的口才, 他應(yīng)該能成為一位優(yōu)秀的政治家.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)