chatter

[TOP]chatter

chat·ter?/?5tFAtE(r)?/?

verb

[V]?

1.?~ (away / on) (to sb) (about sth)?to talk quickly and continuously,?especially?about things that are not important

???喋喋不休；嘮叨；饒舌:

???They chattered away happily for a while.?

???他們高興地閑扯了一會兒。?

???The?children?chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events.?

???孩子們很興奮,沒完沒了地談論著第二天的活動。?

2.?(of teeth 牙齒) to?knock together?continuously because you are cold or?frightened

???(因冷或害怕)打顫

3.?(of birds or?monkeys?禽或猴) to make a series of short high sounds

???鳴叫；啼囀；啁啾；唧唧叫；吱吱叫

?IDIOMS?

?the 'chattering classes?

(BrE)?

???the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues

???喜歡(對政治或社會問題)發(fā)表意見的人

noun

[U]?

1.?continuous rapid talk about things that are not important

???嘮叨的話；喋喋不休:

???Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.?

???簡無休止的嘮叨開始使他心煩。?

???idle chatter?

???無聊的嘮叨?

2.?a series of quick short high sounds that some animals make

???鳴叫聲；啼囀聲；吱吱叫聲:

???the chatter of monkeys?

???猴子的吱吱叫聲?

3.?a series of short sounds made by things knocking together

???碰擊聲；咯咯聲；打顫聲:

???the chatter of teeth?

???牙齒打顫的咯咯聲