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The word "chat" means to talk in a friendly and informal way. It can be used as both a verb, describing the act of talking, and as a noun, referring to the conversation itself. It also has a specific meaning related to online communication.

英语

word chat
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chat ★★★☆☆
/tʃæ̱t/
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[V-RECIP 相互动词]聊天;闲聊 When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
  [pl-n V]
  [V to/with n]
  [V about n]
  • The women were chatting...

    女人们在聊天。

  • I was chatting to him the other day...

    前几天我和他聊了一阵。

  • He's chatting with his dad...

    他在和他爸爸闲聊。

  • We chatted about old times.

    我们聊到过去的时光。

  • Chat is also a noun.
    • I had a chat with John.

      我和约翰聊了一会儿。

相关词组:
chat up

Oxford chat / tʃæt ; NAmE tʃæt /
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chat chats chatted chatting
verb ( -tt- ) 1 [intransitive ] to talk in a friendly informal way to sb 闲聊;闲谈;聊天 chat(to/with sb) My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends. 我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。 chataway (to/with sb) Within minutes of being introduced they were chatting away like old friends. 他们经人介绍认识才几分钟,便一见如故地聊个没完。 chatabout sth/sb What were you chatting about? 你们聊了些什么? 2 [intransitive ] chat(away) (to/with sb) | chat(about sth/sb) to exchange messages with other people on the Internet, especially in a chat room (尤指在网上聊天室的)闲聊,聊天,交谈 He's been on the computer all morning, chatting with his friends. 他整个上午都在上网和朋友聊天。 PHRASAL VERB ˌchat sb↔ˈup ( BrE) ( informal) to talk in a friendly way to sb you are sexually attracted to (受异性吸引而)亲昵地攀谈,与某人搭讪 She went straight over and tried to chat him up. 她迳直走了过去试图同他搭讪。 noun 1 [countable ] ( especially BrE) a friendly informal conversation 闲聊;闲谈;聊天 I just called in for a chat. 我只是来聊聊天。 I had a long chat with her. 我和她闲聊了很久。 synonyms at
discussion
2 [uncountable ] talking, especially informal conversation (尤指非正式的)谈话,讲话 That's enough chat from me—on with the music! 我不再多讲了,继续欣赏音乐吧! synonyms at
discussion
3 [uncountable ,  countable ] communication between people on the Internet 网上聊天 chat software 聊天软件 Internet chat services 互联网聊天服务 Fans are invited to an online chat. 爱好者获邀参与网上聊天。
chat / tʃæt ; NAmE tʃæt /
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chat1 verb
chat2 noun
chatchat1 /tʃæt/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle chatted, present participle chatting) [intransitive]
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1 (also chat away) especially British English to talk in a friendly informal way, especially about things that are not important:  John and I sat up until the early hours chatting.chat with/to Mary was there, chatting to her mother.chat about Susie chatted away about her social life.2to communicate with several people in a chat room on the InternetGRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsChat is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them: · The boys were chatting. You can also say: · The boys were chatting with each other.· He was chatting with the boys.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSchat somebody ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them:  I spent the evening chatting up Liz.
chat1 verb
chat2 noun
chatchat2 ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]
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especially British English an informal friendly conversationchat with I’ve had a long chat with Vinnie.chat about a chat about the weather She was enjoying their friendly little chat. She used to drop in for a chat quite often.
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COLLOCATIONSverbshave a chat· We were just having a chat.call in/round for a chat· Are you free later if I call in for a chat?meet up for a chat· Sometimes we go to the cinema or just meet up for a chat.enjoy a chat· Most people enjoy a good chat.adjectivesa little chat· Why don’t you call her and have a little chat.a brief chat formal:· My manager said he wanted to have a brief chat with me.a bit of a chat spoken British English:· Perhaps I could have a bit of a chat with him.a long chat· We sat down and had a long chat.a friendly chat· New students sometimes just need to have a friendly chat with someone.a cosy chat (=a relaxed and usually private one)· I made some coffee and we had a cosy chat.an informal chat· Come and see me any time if you want an informal chat about jobs.a private/confidential chat· Have a confidential chat with the school nurse.a quiet chat (=one that other people will not interrupt.)· Let’s go and have a quiet chat over lunch.an online chat (=one had with someone over the internet)· With MSN you can have an online chat with your friends.
WDF

chat

[tʃæt]chatted, chatting, chats

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Spoken:

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chats[775] chatted[815] chatting[4208]
聊天(91%),闲谈(8%),谈天(1%)
n.聊天;闲谈
vt.与…搭讪;与…攀谈
vi.聊天;闲谈
n.(Chat)人名;(英)查特(教名Carol、Carola、Caroline、Carolyn的昵称);(西)查特;(越)质;(柬)乍;(泰)察;(捷)哈特;(中)质(广东话·威妥玛);(法)沙

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