"yammering" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 喋喋不休
• 叽叽喳喳（令人烦躁的说话）

Definition

指不停地抱怨或吵吵嚷嚷地说话，通常让人觉得很烦，多半是无关紧要的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，经常带有贬义，多指让人烦躁的多话或唠叨。常用‘stop’、‘ignore’等搭配。不适用于正式场合。

Examples

The children kept yammering during the movie.

孩子们在电影期间一直在**喋喋不休**。

I can't focus with all that yammering in the background.

背景的**喋喋不休**让我无法集中注意力。

He was yammering about his long day at work.

他一直在**喋喋不休**地讲他工作有多累。

If your neighbor won’t stop yammering on the phone, you might need earplugs.

如果你的邻居一直在电话里**喋喋不休**，你可能需要耳塞了。

All that yammering in the meeting got us nowhere.

会议上的那些**喋喋不休**一点用处都没有。

Sorry, was I yammering? Tell me to zip it next time!

不好意思，我是不是**一直在唠叨**？下次记得提醒我闭嘴！