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chatter

美 [ˈtʃætər]英 [ˈtʃætə(r)]
  • vi.喋喋不休;唠叨;(因冷或害怕)打颤;饶舌;鸣叫;啁啾;吱吱叫;唧唧叫;啼啭
  • n.喋喋不休;吱吱叫声;唠叨的话;啼啭声;鸣叫声;打颤声;咯咯声;碰击声

过去式: chattered 现在分词: chattering 过去分词: chattered 第三人称单数: chatters

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verb

1

喋喋不休;唠叨;饶舌
to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important

They chattered away happily for a while.

他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。

The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events.

孩子们很兴奋,没完没了地谈论着第二天的活动。

2

(因冷或害怕)打颤
to knock together continuously because you are cold or frightened

3

鸣叫;啼啭;啁啾;唧唧叫;吱吱叫
to make a series of short high sounds

习语

the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues

noun

1

唠叨的话;喋喋不休
continuous rapid talk about things that are not important

Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.

简无休止的唠叨开始使他心烦。

idle chatter

无聊的唠叨

2

鸣叫声;啼啭声;吱吱叫声
a series of quick short high sounds that some animals make

the chatter of monkeys

猴子的吱吱叫声

3

碰击声;咯咯声;打颤声
a series of short sounds made by things knocking together

the chatter of teeth

牙齿打颤的咯咯声

chatter

频次

  • 1
    VERB 唠叨;喋喋不休
    If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.

    Everyone's chattering away in different languages...

    大家操着不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。

  • 2
    VERB (牙齿)打战,咯咯响
    If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous.

    She was so cold her teeth chattered.

    她冻得牙齿咯咯响。

  • 3
    VERB 发出咯咯声(或嗒嗒声)
    If objects chatter, they make short repeated sounds.

    The telex chattered all day and night with news bulletins.

    电传机没日没夜“嗒嗒嗒”地接收新闻稿。

  • 4
    VERB (鸟)鸣叫,啁啾;(动物)唧唧叫,吱吱叫
    When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises.

    Birds were chattering somewhere.

    鸟儿在某处唧唧喳喳地叫着。

noun

1
noisy talk
Synonym: yak yack yakety-yak cackle
2
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
Synonym: chattering
3
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
Synonym: chattering

verb

1
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Synonym: piffle palaver prate tittle-tattle twaddle clack maunder prattle blab gibber tattle blabber gabble
2
make noise as if chattering away
The magpies were chattering in the trees
3
talk socially without exchanging too much information
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Synonym: chew the fat shoot the breeze chat confabulate confab chitchat chit-chat chaffer natter gossip jaw claver visit
4
cut unevenly with a chattering tool
5
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
Chattering teeth
Synonym: click

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  1. Jane 's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him .

    简无休止的唠叨开始使他心烦。

  2. Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes .

    布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。

  3. The room resonated with the chatter of 100 people .

    屋里会合着100人唧唧喳喳的声音。

  4. The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day 's events .

    孩子们很兴奋,没完没了地谈论着第二天的活动。

  5. The guests engaged in superficial chatter .

    客人闲聊起来。

  6. They chattered away happily for a while .

    他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。

  7. The chatter of voices gradually quietened .

    唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。

  8. Everyone 's chattering away in different languages

    大家操着不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。

  9. She kept up a continuous chatter , skipping from one subject to the next .

    她从一个话题扯到另一个话题,一直喋喋不休。

  10. Radical feminism is currently the fashionable topic among the chattering classes .

    激进的女权主义是时下清淡阶层热议的话题。

  11. Troy 's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts .

    特洛伊的喋喋不休让我暂时收起了阴郁思绪。

  12. ' No time for chattering now . ' — ' Be seeing you , then . '

    “现在没空闲聊。”——“那么回见。”

  13. The telex chattered all day and night with news bulletins .

    电传机没日没夜“嗒嗒嗒”地接收新闻稿。

  14. She was so cold her teeth chattered .

    她冻得牙齿咯咯响。

  15. He listened to chattering maids as they passed by .

    他留神听着从身边走过的姑娘们嘴里在闲扯着什么。

  16. Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew 's children

    埃丽卡很和气,不停地念叨着安德鲁的孩子们。

  17. At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood , chattering happily and drinking .

    其他桌上的情侣们正一边饮酒一边畅谈,兴致很高。

  18. Birds were chattering somewhere .

    鸟儿在某处唧唧喳喳地叫着。

  19. Her silly chatter will bore you to death .

    她那无聊的闲扯会使你烦得要命。

  20. She is chattering about food with her neighbour .

    她在和邻居聊食物。

  21. He chattered excitedly like a child .

    他像个孩子似的激动地讲个不停。

  22. He 's tired of their perpetual chatter .

    他对他们没完没了的闲谈感到厌倦。

  23. It 's time you went . Why do you keep on chattering away ?

    你不快走,还罗嗦个啥?

  24. No chattering over work .

    工作时禁止闲谈。

  25. They were chattering ( discursively on a variety of topics ) over their needlework .

    她们一边做针线活一边闲扯个不停。

  26. The half-filled bottle sloshes ; the full bottle remains still . ; The dabbler in knowledge chatters away ; the wise man stays silent .

    一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡。

  27. Whenever they met , they would start chattering away about everything under the sun .

    他俩只要一见面,就天南海北地神聊起来。

  28. She didn 't have any serious business , just chattered a while and left .

    她没说什么正经事,瞎扯了一通就走了。

  29. She was so cold her teeth were chattering and her whole body was trembling .

    她冷得牙齿打颤浑身发抖。

  30. I 've had enough of their continual chatter .

    我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

babble chatter 【导航词义:唠唠叨叨】
babble v. 唠唠叨叨(地说);愚蠢地说出
〔辨析〕

强调说话唠唠叨叨,有时含叽里咕噜、含糊不清的意思;也可用于表示“失口说出(某事)”。

〔例证〕

She always babbles about the mistakes made by her son.

她总是对儿子的错误唠叨不休。

He doesn't realize that he has babbled about the new plan to his rival.

他没有意识到他已经失口把新计划泄漏给了他的对手。

chatter v. 喋喋不休(地说)
〔辨析〕

强调快速而不间断地说话,含闲聊之意。

〔例证〕

He chattered excitedly like a child.

他像个孩子似的激动地讲个不停。

She is chattering about food with her neighbour.

她在和邻居聊食物。

chat chatter conversation dialogue 【导航词义:聊天,对话】
chat v. 〈尤英〉闲谈,聊天
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指熟人之间很随便的交谈,强调谈话的亲密性和非正式性。

〔例证〕

It is a nice place for a cozy chat and a cup of coffee.

这是一个一边舒服地聊天,一边喝咖啡的好地方。

My friend phoned me up for a chat.

我的朋友给我打电话聊天。

chatter v. 闲扯,唠叨
〔辨析〕

尤指对无关紧要之事喋喋不休的谈论。

〔例证〕

He's tired of their perpetual chatter.

他对他们没完没了的闲谈感到厌倦。

Her silly chatter will bore you to death.

她那无聊的闲扯会使你烦得要命。

conversation v. 谈话,交谈
〔辨析〕

指人们相互之间交流信息、感情、思想等的非正式的交谈。

〔例证〕

I had a long telephone conversation with my father this afternoon.

今天下午我同父亲在电话里谈了好长时间。

Boys are bored by girls' conversation.

女孩子们的谈话会让男孩们厌烦。

dialogue v. 对话,对白
〔辨析〕

指书、戏剧、电影中的对白,也可指两个组织、国家等之间的正式对话。

〔例证〕

The film is full of boring dialogues.

这部电影中充斥着乏味的对白。

The two nations began a new dialogue.

两国开始了新一轮会谈。

  • 习语

v.

the chattering classes

喜欢(对政治或社会问题)发表意见的人
the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues