chatter

verb

/ˈtʃætə(r)/

/ˈtʃætər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they chatter	/ˈtʃætə(r)/ /ˈtʃætər/
he / she / it chatters	/ˈtʃætəz/ /ˈtʃætərz/
past simple chattered	/ˈtʃætəd/ /ˈtʃætərd/
past participle chattered	/ˈtʃætəd/ /ˈtʃætərd/
-ing form chattering	/ˈtʃætərɪŋ/ /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive] to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important喋喋不休；唠叨；饶舌
- chatter away They chattered away happily for a while.他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
- chatter on He chattered on happily for about half an hour.他高兴地唠叨了差不多半个钟头。
- chatter to somebody He chattered excitedly to his friends.他兴奋地和朋友唠叨起来。
- chatter about something We chattered about work.我们聊起了工作。
- chatter (away/on) (to somebody) (about something) 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- excitedly
- happily
- loudly
- …
preposition
- about
- to
[intransitive] (of teeth牙齿) to knock together continuously because you are cold or frightened（因冷或害怕）打颤
- Her teeth chattered as she dressed.她穿衣服时牙齿格格作响。
Topics Feelingsc2
[intransitive] (of birds or monkeys 禽或猴) to make a series of short high sounds鸣叫；啼啭；啁啾；唧唧叫；吱吱叫
- The only sounds we could hear were the birds chattering in the trees.我们能听到的唯一声音是鸟儿在树上叽叽喳喳地叫。

词源Middle English: imitative.

Idioms

the chattering classes

(British English, usually disapproving) the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues喜欢（对政治或社会问题）发表意见的人
- Constitutional reform is popular among the chattering classes.宪法改革在喋喋不休的阶层中很受欢迎。
- topics being discussed at the breakfast tables of the chattering classes聒噪阶层在早餐桌上讨论的话题
Topics People in societyc2

noun

/ˈtʃætə(r)/

/ˈtʃætər/

[uncountable]

continuous rapid talk about things that are not important唠叨的话；喋喋不休
- Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.简无休止的唠叨开始使他心烦。
- I wish you'd stop wasting time in idle chatter.我希望你别再浪费时间瞎絮叨了。
- Her constant chatter was starting to annoy me.她的喋喋不休开始惹我厌烦了。
- She was full of chatter about her new friends.她喋喋不休地谈着她的新朋友。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- constant
- endless
- incessant
- …
preposition
- chatter about
a series of quick short high sounds that some animals make鸣叫声；啼啭声；吱吱叫声
- the chatter of monkeys猴子的吱吱叫声
a series of short sounds made by things knocking together碰击声；咯咯声；打颤声
- the chatter of teeth牙齿打颤的咯咯声

词源Middle English: imitative.