chatter
英 ['tʃætə]
美['tʃætɚ]
- vi. 唠叨；喋喋不休；（动物等）吱吱叫
- vt. 喋喋不休地说；使卡嗒卡嗒作声
- n. 唠叨；饶舌；（动物的）啁啾声；潺潺流水声
词态变化
第三人称单数: chatters;过去式: chattered;过去分词: chattered;现在分词: chattering;
中文词源
chatter 聊天
来自chat. -er，表反复。
英英释意
- 1. noisy talk
- 2. the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
- 3. the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
英文词源
- chatter (v.)
- early 13c., chateren "to twitter, gossip," earlier cheateren, chiteren, of echoic origin. Compare Dutch koeteren "jabber," Danish kvidre "twitter, chirp." Related: Chattered; chattering. Phrase chattering class in use by 1893, with a reference perhaps from 1843:
Such was the most interesting side of the fatal event to that idle chattering class of London life to whom the collision of heaven and earth were important only as affording matter for "news!" [Catherine Grace F. Gore ("Mrs. Gore"), "The Banker's Wife," 1843]
- chatter (n.)
- mid-13c., originally of birds, from chatter (v.).
考试真题
- It’s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful, provocative magazine cover story, “I love My Children, I Hate My Life,” is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- It's no surprise that Jennifer Senior's insightful, provocative magazine cover story, "I love My Children, I Hate My life", is arousing much chatter – nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fu
2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
the chattering classes
(derogatory)educated people, especially those in academic, artistic, or media circles, considered as a social group given to the expression of liberal opinions about society and culture
(贬)喋喋阶级（受过教育的人士，尤指学术界、艺术界或媒体人士，习惯于发表有关社会和文化的自由主义见解）
实用场景例句
- They chattered away happily for a while.
- 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.
- 简无休止的唠叨开始使他心烦。
牛津词典
- idle chatter
- 无聊的唠叨
牛津词典
- the chatter of monkeys
- 猴子的吱吱叫声
牛津词典
- the chatter of teeth
- 牙齿打颤的咯咯声
牛津词典
- Everyone's chattering away in different languages...
- 大家操着不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children...
- 埃丽卡很和气，不停地念叨着安德鲁的孩子们。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She was so cold her teeth chattered.
- 她冻得牙齿咯咯响。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Birds were chattering somewhere.
- 鸟儿在某处唧唧喳喳地叫着。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I sent him away because I was tired lf his idle chatter.
- 我把他迁走了,因为他那无聊的闲扯使我厌烦.
期刊摘选
- She could not concentrate with the noisy chatter of the women at the next table.
- 隔壁桌的女人们嘈杂的聊天声让她无法集中思想.
期刊摘选
- Hair salon chatter is a unique linguistic phenomenon in itself.
- 美发沙龙中的聊天本身就是一种独特的语言现象.
期刊摘选
- Her continuous chatter vexes me.
- 她的喋喋不休使我烦透了.
《简明英汉词典》
- In the countryside the only sound she could hear was the chatter of birds.
- 在乡下她能听到唯一的声音就是鸟儿的啁啾声.
期刊摘选
- I've had enough of their continual chatter.
- 我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈.
《简明英汉词典》
- Whenever a cold wind blows in, they tremble and chatter their branches.
- 每当寒风吹起, 它们就颤抖起来,枝叶直打战.
期刊摘选
- It utilises flute geometry to generate efficient chip evacuation without cutter chatter.
- 它采用长笛几何生成效率芯片疏散没有刀具颤振.
期刊摘选
- Stop this eternal chatter!
- 不要唠叨个不停!
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- Wurtweiler did a lot of talking over the loud chatter all around him.
- 沃尔特韦勒滔滔不绝谈了许多,嗓门压过了他周围的大声喧哗.
辞典例句
- Chatter: To talk rapidly , incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
- 不停地谈: 急快地 、 不停地谈论琐事; 急促含糊地说.
期刊摘选
- His continuous chatter vexes me.
- 他唠叨不休,真烦死我了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Her constant chatter tired everyone.
- 她不住地东拉西扯,弄得人人都厌烦了.
辞典例句
- There she sat listening to the chatter and comment about her.
- 她坐在那,听周围人们的聊天谈论.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- She kept up a steady chatter which relieved him of any necessity for conversation.
- 她已经把话都说了,解救了他的无话可说之窘了.
辞典例句