1. 1說漏嘴;把不該說的講出去(不是嚴肅的「告密」)

    To blab is to tell someone something that was supposed to stay secret. It is not careful reporting and not brave whistle-blowing.

    To blabblab is就是 to tell someone把某件事告訴別人 something that was supposed to stay secret本來應該保密的事。It它 is not careful reporting不是謹慎的報導,and也 not brave whistle-blowing不是勇敢的吹哨爆料。

    It is the leak that happens because a person cannot keep their mouth shut — they get , they want to seem important, or the words just slip out. “Don’t blab” is what you say to a friend who has just been trusted with news.

    It它 is the leak that happens是那種洩漏 because a person cannot keep their mouth shut因為一個人管不住自己的嘴——they get excited他們太興奮了、they want to seem important想顯得自己很重要、or或 the words just slip out話就這樣溜出來了。"Don't blab""別blab出去" is what you say就是你會對 to a friend who has just been trusted with news一個剛被託付消息的朋友說的話。

    The word is informal and a bit childish or teasing; adults still use it, but it sounds like playground talk, not a courtroom.

    The word這個字 is informal and a bit childish or teasing不正式,還帶點孩子氣或開玩笑的味道;adults成年人 still use it還是會用它,but但 it sounds like playground talk聽起來像操場上的話,not而不是 a courtroom法庭上的話。

    Though actually, blab can also mean “talk too much” in a looser way, not only about secrets: someone who blabs on may just be out private details because they love talking. As a noun, a blab is that kind of person, though this is less common than the verb. It is never a polite or formal word for “inform.”

    Though actually不過事實上,blabblab can also mean in a looser way也可以in a looser way比較鬆散地指 "talk too much"「講太多話」,not only about secrets不只是關於秘密:someone who blabs on一直blab個不停的人 may just be rattling out private details可能只是因為愛講話 because they love talking就滔滔不絕地把私事都講出來了。As a noun當名詞用時,a blab一個blab就是 is that kind of person那種人,though this is less common than the verb不過這個用法沒有動詞常見。It它 is never a polite or formal word絕對不是個禮貌或正式的字 for "inform"用來表示"inform"(通知)。

core核心畫面

組成From Middle English blabben, “to talk foolishly,” perhaps from blabbe, “idle talk; a person who tells tales.” Related old words include Middle English blaberen and Middle High German blabezen, “to stammer or babble.”

同家族的字

  • blabbera close relative: talk on and on, often in a silly way
  • blabbermoutha person who blabs because they never stop talking

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

blabverb/blæb/

  • 1

    To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.

    • blab about something
    • And yonder a vile physician blabbing / The case of his patient.
  • 2

    to speak carelessly or excessively

blabnoun/blæb/

  • 1

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

    • "You'd better have shoved your grey snout in a hornets' nest, Badger, than suggest that I am the blab," said Nikabrik.
  • 2

    Gossip; prattle.

    • 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.

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