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Chatter describes rapid, often trivial talk, similar to babbling or prattling. It can also refer to the sound of chattering teeth due to cold or fear, or the noise made by machines or certain animals like birds and monkeys.

唠叨;喋喋不休;(牙齿)打战,咯咯响;发出咯咯声;(鸟)鸣叫,啁啾;(动物)唧唧叫,吱吱叫

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/tʃæ̱tə(r)/
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[VERB 动词]唠叨;喋喋不休 If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
  [V adv/prep]
  [V about n]
  [V-ing]
  [Also V]
  [usu the N of n]
  • Everyone's chattering away in different languages...

    大家操着不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。

  • 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。

  • He listened to chattering maids as they passed by.

    他留神听着从身边走过的姑娘们嘴里在闲扯着什么。

  • Chatter is also a noun.
    • ...idle chatter...

      闲聊

    • Lila kept up a steady stream of chatter.

      莉拉一直说个没完。

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[VERB 动词](牙齿)打战,咯咯响 If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous.
  [V]
  • She was so cold her teeth chattered.

    她冻得牙齿咯咯响。

3
[VERB 动词]发出咯咯声(或嗒嗒声) If objects chatter, they make short repeated sounds.
  [V]
  • 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。

  • Chatter is also a noun.
    • ...the mountains where the chatter of the chairlift cable over the pulley wheel is the loudest noise.

      升降椅的缆绳在滑轮上发出的咯吱声盖过其他一切声响的群山

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[VERB 动词](鸟)鸣叫,啁啾;(动物)唧唧叫,吱吱叫 When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises.
  [V]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • Birds were chattering somewhere.

    鸟儿在某处唧唧喳喳地叫着。

  • Chatter is also a noun.
    • ...almond trees vibrating with the chatter of crickets.

      伴随蟋蟀的叫声颤动的杏树


Oxford chat·ter / ˈtʃætə(r) ; NAmE ˈtʃætər /
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verb 1 [intransitive ] chatter(away/on) (to sb) (about sth) to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important 喋喋不休;唠叨;饶舌 They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。 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。 2 [intransitive ] (of teeth 牙齿 ) to knock together continuously because you are cold or frightened (因冷或害怕)打颤 3 [intransitive ] (of birds or monkeys 禽或猴 ) to make a series of short high sounds 鸣叫;啼啭;啁啾;唧唧叫;吱吱叫 IDIOM the ˈchattering classes ( BrE) ( usually disapproving) the people in society who like to give their opinions on political or social issues 喜欢(对政治或社会问题)发表意见的人 noun [uncountable ] 1 continuous rapid talk about things that are not important 唠叨的话;喋喋不休 Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him. 简无休止的唠叨开始使他心烦。 idle chatter 无聊的唠叨 2 a series of quick short high sounds that some animals make 鸣叫声;啼啭声;吱吱叫声 the chatter of monkeys 猴子的吱吱叫声 3 a series of short sounds made by things knocking together 碰击声;咯咯声;打颤声 the chatter of teeth 牙齿打颤的咯咯声 chat·ter / ˈtʃætə(r) ; NAmE ˈtʃætər /
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chatter1 verb
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chatterchat‧ter1 /ˈtʃætə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]
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1 (also chatter away/on) to talk quickly in a friendly way without stopping, especially about things that are not serious or important:  She chattered away happily until she noticed I wasn’t listening. She chattered excitedly like a child.chatter about We were chattering about the events of last night.2if birds or monkeys chatter, they make short high sounds3if your teeth are chattering, you are so cold or frightened that your teeth are knocking together4the chattering classes British English educated middle-class people who like to discuss and have opinions about recent events and situations in societychatterer noun [countable]
chatter1 verb
chatter2 noun
chatterchatter2 noun [uncountable]
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1informal talk, especially about things that are not serious or importantchatter of the excited chatter of the audience Jane’s constant chatter was annoying him. gossip and idle chatter She was full of chatter about her new friends.2a series of short high sounds made by some birds or monkeyschatter of the chatter of birds3a hard quick repeated sound made by your teeth knocking together or by machineschatter of the chatter of the printer
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[ˈtʃætə(r)]chattered, chattering, chatters

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chattering[1103]
啁啾(48%),饶舌(36%),喋喋不休地谈(11%),咔嗒作响(5%)
n.唠叨;饶舌;(动物的)啁啾声;潺潺流水声
vt.喋喋不休地说;使卡嗒卡嗒作声
vi.唠叨;喋喋不休;(动物等)吱吱叫

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