| 词汇 | chatter |
| 释义 | chatter verb[ I ] uk /ˈtʃæt.ər/ us /ˈtʃæt̬.ɚ/ chatterverb[I] (TALK/NOISE)to talk for a long time about things that are not important: 闲聊 She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.她和朋友闲聊了一上午。 He chattered happily about nothing in particular.他喋喋不休，却没讲什么特别的东西。 to talk to someone talkA group of men were talking in the street. speakCould I speak to you privately? sayI couldn't hear what they were saying. chatWe were just chatting about the party. have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall. chatterThey spent the morning chattering away. If animals chatter, they make quick, repeated noises: （指动物）叽叽喳喳，吱吱叫，咯咯叫 The gun shot made the monkeys chatter in alarm.枪声使那群猴子惊慌地吱吱乱叫。 Informal talking & conversation a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom bantering banteringly bants bloviate bull session buzz catch chew the fatidiom conversation conversational gambit palaver pass patter persiflage put the world to rightsidiom speech take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom tête-à-tête You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal (non-human) sounds chatterverb[I] (TEETH)If your teeth chatter, they knock together repeatedly because you are very cold or frightened: （牙齿因受冷或受惊而）咯咯作响，打战 I could hardly talk, my teeth were chattering so much.我几乎说不了话，牙齿不停地打战。 Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook shudder squirm toss whip chatter noun[ U ] uk /ˈtʃæt.ər/ us /ˈtʃæt̬.ɚ/ conversation about things that are not important: 喋喋不休的谈话;唠叨 I can't concentrate with Ann's constant chatter.安一直唠唠叨叨，我没法集中精力。 the quick, repeated noises that some animals make: （动物的）鸣叫声，啁啾声，吱吱的叫声 He could hear the chatter of birds in the trees overhead.他可以听见鸟儿在头顶的树上叽叽喳喳的叫声。 communication between people over the internet: 网上的交流 Experts monitor internet chatter for the government.政府雇用的专家监视人们在网上的交流内容。 Informal talking & conversation a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom bantering banteringly bants bloviate bull session buzz catch chew the fatidiom conversation conversational gambit palaver pass patter persiflage put the world to rightsidiom speech take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom tête-à-tête You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal (non-human) sounds Communications - general words chatter | American Dictionarychatter verb[ I ] us/ˈtʃæt̬·ər/ to talk continuously and usually for no serious purpose: The boys and girls kept chattering during the movie. If your teeth chatter, you are so cold or frightened that you can’t stop your upper and lower teeth from hitting against each other. An animal or a machine that chatters makes a sound like fast, continuous talking: Birds chattered in the trees. The printer was chattering away on the desk. chatternoun[ U ]us/ˈtʃæt̬·ər/ The air was full of the chatter of birds. Examples of chatterchatter I tried to listen carefully to his argument, but now he seems to want to spend the whole of the time chattering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is attractive is the drama, which can promptly attract an audience; a drawing-room or a living-room audience, perhaps chattering away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was blunt and almost unkind about what he called the "chattering classes". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Frankly, it has not been helped by the way in which the chattering classes have reported it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact that such products are being sold means that there is greater interest in food, by and large among the chattering classes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People have been chattering for years about that but all to no avail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Objections and criticisms were rejected, on the basis that they were no more than dinner table talk at the soirees of the chattering classes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we have is a war between the political classes, with members of the chattering classes starting to score points off one another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder how many citizens in our respective constituencies are busy chattering about it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chattering classes are trying to implement changes without any real support from the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are chattering about dropping the flat rate for fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that its parents are, first the chattering classes and, secondly, the spin doctors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He sits and chatters in a high voice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until recently, it could have been said that freedom of information was a matter for the chattering classes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were chattering about the advantages of retirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of chatter These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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