chatter
- IPA[ˈtʃatə]
英式
- talk informally about unimportant matters；(of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds
- informal talk；electronic or radio communication, especially between individuals being monitored by a government agency as a result of suspected involvement in terrorist activity or espionage
noun: chatter
- 釋義
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- 片語
動詞
- 1. talk informally about unimportant matters she was chattering about her holiday
- ▪ (of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds parrots chattered in the sunlight
- ▪ (of a person's teeth) click repeatedly together from cold or fear his teeth were chattering
名詞
- 1. informal talk he was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter
- ▪ electronic or radio communication, especially between individuals being monitored by a government agency as a result of suspected involvement in terrorist activity or espionage officials refused to comment on a news report that the patrols were resumed due to increased internet chatter
- 2. a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds the starlings' constant chatter
- ▪ undesirable vibration in a mechanism the wipers should operate without chatter
- informal and inconsequential conversation: there was chitter-chatter in the lobby as Mabel entered the movie theatre
- talk about trivial matters: people are chitter-chattering and laughter flows freely
Oxford Dictionary
- informal and inconsequential conversation: there was chitter-chatter in the lobby as Mabel entered the movie theater
- talk about trivial matters: people are chitter-chattering and laughter flows freely
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈCHadər]
美式
- talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters: the kids chattered and splashed at the edge of the lagoon
- incessant trivial talk: a stream of idle chatter
Oxford American Dictionary
