chatter

['tʃætə]

n. 饶舌, 啁啾, 喋喋不休地谈, (小溪的)潺潺流水声, (牙齿)打颤
v. 喋喋不休地谈, 咔嗒作响

vi.

1. 喋喋不休, 唠叨[(+about)]

She chattered on and on about her recent trip.

她喋喋不休地谈她最近的旅行。

2. (鸟)鸣啭; (松鼠、猴子等)吱吱叫[(+away)]

The sparrows were chattering in the garden.

麻雀在园中啁啾地叫个不停。

3. (溪流等)潺潺作声; (发抖时牙齿)格格响; (机枪等)哒哒连发

His teeth chattered.

他的牙齿格格作响。

vt.

1. 喋喋不休地说

She is forever chattering nonsense.

她老是喋喋不休地胡说八道。

2. 声音含糊地发出

3. 使打颤; 使卡嗒卡嗒作声

n.[U]

1. 唠叨, 饶舌

Stop your useless chatter and listen to what Roy is saying.

你们的闲谈停一停, 听听罗伊说什么。

2. 啁啾声; 吱吱声; 潺潺声; 格格声; 哒哒声

词形变化

名词: chatterer | 动词过去式: chattered | 动词过去分词: chattered | 动词现在分词: chattering | 动词第三人称单数: chatters |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.喋喋不休, 唠叨

babble  talk  jabber  gibber  prattle  gabble  rattle

vt.使打颤

shiver  chill  quiver  

同义参见:

patter  cheep  tattle  cackle  buzz  gush  

英英释义

名词 chatter:

noisy talk

同义词：yak, yack, yakety-yak, cackle

the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

同义词：chattering

the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)

同义词：chattering

动词 chatter:

click repeatedly or uncontrollably

同义词：click

cut unevenly with a chattering tool

talk socially without exchanging too much information

同义词：chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

同义词：piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

make noise as if chattering away

补充

chatterchatter英:[ˈtʃætə] 美:[ˈtʃætɚ]vi.1.(人)喋喋不休; 唠叨The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class.老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。2.(牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤I was so cold that my teeth were chattering.我冷得牙齿直打战。n.1.喋喋不休, 唠叨Once the teacher left the room, the chatter in the classroom gradually rose to a din.老师一离开教室, 喋喋不休声就变为吵闹声。2.(牙齿、机器等)快速碰撞声; 震颤声

例句

1. Everyone's chattering away in different languages.每个人都在用不同的语言闲聊着。 2. Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children.埃丽卡十分友好, 谈论着安德鲁的孩子们。 3. He listened to chattering maids as they passed by.女佣人们叽叽喳喳地走过时, 他留神听了听她们说话。 4. The telex chattered all day and night with news bulletins.电传机没日没夜“嗒嗒嗒”地接收新闻稿。 5. My teeth were chattering.我的牙齿直打战。 6. She was so cold her teeth chattered.她冻得直打牙战。 7. The monkeys chattered in the trees.猴子在树上唧唧叫着。 8. Birds were chattering somewhere.鸟儿在某处鸣叫。 9. At teatime there was much excited chatter.茶点时间, 人们兴奋地叽叽喳喳地聊着天。 10. idle chatter无聊的唠叨 11. Lila kept up a steady stream of chatter.莉拉滔滔不绝地聊啊聊。 12. online chatter about their latest product在网上闲聊他们的最新产品 13. the chatter of crickets蟋蟀吱吱的叫声 14. The chatter of the chairlift cable over the pulley wheel is the loudest noise.最大的声响是升降椅的缆绳在滑轮上发出的吱吱声。 15. They are chattering over their needlework.她们一边做针线活一边唠叨个不停。 16. She chattered on and on about her new fur coat.提起她的新皮大衣，她就没完没了地絮叨起来。 17. The sparrows are chattering in the garden.麻雀在花园中唧唧喳喳地叫。 18. Cold made his teeth chatter.寒冷使他的牙齿打颤。 19. You could hear machine guns chattering in the distance.你可以听见远方的机关枪嗒嗒的响声。 20. You mustn't chatter nonsense on serious diplomatic occasions.在严肃的外交场合你可不能唠唠叨叨地胡说一气。 21. she was chattering about her holiday.她喋喋不休谈论着她的假期。 22. a stream of idle chatter .一连串无聊的唠叨。 23. the chatter of a typewriter .打字机的嗒嗒声。 24. the wipers should operate without chatter .汽车挡风玻璃上的刮水器运转时不应有震动声。 25. The children were laughing and chattering excitedly.孩子们兴奋地说说笑笑，叽叽喳喳。 26. Children chattered in the middle of the playground.孩子们在操场中间喋喋不休地闲聊。 27. He was chattering [=jabbering] away on a cell phone.他用手机闲聊。 28. My teeth were chattering from the cold.我冻得牙齿直打战。 29. Birds chattered in the trees.鸟儿在树上叽叽喳喳。 30. He couldn't stand their endless chatter [=prattle] about celebrities and movies.他无法忍受他们对名流和电影没完没了的闲扯。 31. the chatter of schoolchildren学童们的闲聊 32. heard the chatter of squirrels听到松鼠的吱吱声