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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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