vi.

1. （婴儿）牙牙学语；模糊不清地说话
   The babies babbled as they played.

   婴孩们一边玩一边咿咿呀呀地学说话。

2. 说蠢话；唠叨
   She always babbles about trifles.

   她老是唠叨些琐事。

3. 泄漏秘密
4. 潺潺作声[（+away/on/along）]

vt.

1. 模糊不清地说
   She babbled a few words to him.

   她对他说了几句不知所云的话。

2. 愚蠢地说出；随口泄漏[（+out）]
   He babbled the secret out to his friends.

   他失口把秘密泄漏给朋友了。

n.[U][S1]

1. 模糊不清的话；嘈杂声
   a babble of voices

   乱哄哄的声音

2. 蠢话；胡说
3. 潺潺声
   the babble of a brook

   潺潺的溪流声

v.

1. talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
   ▸reveal something secret.
2. [usu. as adj. babbling] (of a stream) make a continuous murmur as the water flows over stones.

n.