chatter
verb
noun
ˈtʃætə
verb
1
chatter away/on
also
又作
to
talk
quickly
in
a
friendly
way
without
stopping,
especially
about
things
that
are
not
serious
or
important
唠叨，喋喋不休
She
chattered
away
happily
until
she
noticed
I
wasn’t
listening.
她开心地讲着，直到发觉我没在听才停下来。
She
chattered
excitedly
like
a
child.
她像个孩子似的激动地讲个不停。
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about
]
We
were
chattering
about
the
events
of
last
night.
我们在闲聊昨晚发生的事情。
2
if
birds
or
monkeys
chatter,
they
make
short
high
sounds
〔鸟〕鸣叫，啁啾;〔猴子〕吱吱叫
3
if
your
teeth
are
chattering,
you
are
so
cold
or
frightened
that
your
teeth
are
knocking
together
〔因寒冷或恐惧而使牙齿〕打颤，咯咯作响
4
the chattering classes
educated
MIDDLE
CLASS
people
who
like
to
discuss
and
have
opinions
about
recent
events
and
situations
in
society
[英] 整天爱发议论的中产阶级，喜欢发表评论的中产阶级
BrE
noun
5
informal
talk,
especially
about
things
that
are
not
serious
or
important
聊天，闲谈; 唠叨
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of
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the
excited
chatter
of
the
audience
观众兴奋的交谈
Jane’s
constant
chatter
was
annoying
him.
简不停的唠叨惹恼了他。
gossip
and
idle
chatter
闲言碎语和唠叨
She
was
full
of
chatter
about
her
new
friends.
她不停地说到她的新朋友。
6
a
series
of
short
high
sounds
made
by
some
birds
or
monkeys
a
hard
quick
repeated
sound
made
by
your
teeth
knocking
together
or
by
machines
〔牙齿打颤的〕咯咯声;〔机器的〕震颤声
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of
]
the
chatter
of
birds
鸟鸣声
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of
]
the
chatter
of
the
printer
打印机发出的吱吱声