新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

chatter

英  [ˈtʃætə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 喋喋不休

    Chatter is the act of talking quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.

    双语例句

    例:

    idle chatter.

    闲聊。

    2[U 不可数名词] (鸟类、动物的)鸣叫

    Chatter is when birds or animals make high-pitched noises.

    双语例句

    例:

    almond trees vibrating with the chatter of crickets.

    伴随蟋蟀的鸣叫而颤动的杏树。

    VERB. 动词
  • chatters , chattering , chattered

    1[I 不及物动词] 喋喋不休地说(不重要的事)

    If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.

    双语例句

    例:

    Everyone's chattering away in different languages.

    大家用不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。

    例:

    Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children.

    埃丽卡很友好并不停地念叨起安德鲁的孩子们。

    2[I 不及物动词] (牙齿)格格作响

    If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was so cold her teeth chattered.

    她冻得牙齿都格格作响。

    3[I 不及物动词] (鸟类、动物)鸣叫

    When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises.

    双语例句

    例:

    Birds were chattering somewhere, and occasionally he could hear a vehicle pass by.

    鸟儿们在某处啁啾,偶尔他能听到一辆汽车经过。

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