chatter
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. 喋喋不休地说 (不重要的事)
Everyone's chattering away in different languages. 大家用不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。
Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children. 埃丽卡很友好并絮叨起安德鲁的孩子们。
2. N-UNCOUNT Chatter is also a noun. 喋喋不休
...idle chatter. …闲聊。
3. V-I If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous. (牙齿) 格格作响
She was so cold her teeth chattered. 她冻得连牙齿都格格作响。
4. V-I When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. (鸟类、动物) 鸣叫[文学性]
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。
5. N-UNCOUNT Chatter is also a noun. (鸟类、动物的) 鸣叫
...almond trees vibrating with the chatter of crickets. …伴随蟋蟀的鸣叫而颤动的杏树。
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chatter /ˈtʃætə/ (chattering,chattered,chatters)
剑桥词典
chatter verb [I] (TALK/NOISE)
to talk for a long time about things that are not important
唠叨;喋喋不休
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。
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。
chatter verb [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。 返回 chatter