chew the fat 详细解释

chew the fat

闲聊

闲聊

Uncle George likes to come over to chew the fat every Sunday afternoon.

乔治叔叔每个星期天下午都会过来闲聊一番。

The older women meet to chew the fat with their neighbors every morning.

这些上了年纪的妇人每天上午和邻居们凑在一起闲聊。

词形变化

形容词: chewable | 名词: chewer | 动词过去式: chewed | 动词过去分词: chewed | 动词现在分词: chewing | 动词第三人称单数: chews |

英英释义

动词 chew the fat:

talk socially without exchanging too much information

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

补充

chew the fatchew the fatv.1.闲谈

例句

1. We'd been lounging around, chewing the fat for a couple of hours.我们在附近边逛边聊了一两个小时了。 2. "They would sit for hours and chew the fat. [=chat, shoot the breeze]"他们会坐上几个小时闲聊。