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美: ['tʃætɚ]
英: ['tʃætə]
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
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词源分析:chatter源于中世纪英语“chateren”,可能与“chat”有关,意指快速、无意义的交谈。词根“chat”与古法语“chater”都有相似的含义。
历史背景:该词最早的书面记录可以追溯到14世纪,通常用于描述轻松或无聊的谈话。
课本:在*的英语教材中,可能出现在初中或高中阶段的会话练中。在牛津和美国的教材中,同样适合中学阶段的口语和听力训练。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在媒体或社交平台上,chatter常被用来描述公众对某个**的讨论。例如,“The chatter around the new movie has increased on social media.”(社交媒体上对这部新电影的讨论增多了)。
The kids were filled with excitement and chatter as they waited for the party to start.
孩子们在等待派对开始时充满兴奋和喋喋不休的谈话。
During the meeting, there was a lot of chatter about the new project.
在会议期间,关于新项目有很多闲聊。
She loved to sit in the café, enjoying the chatter of people around her.
她喜欢坐在咖啡馆里,享受周围人们的闲聊。
The constant chatter of the birds in the morning was a pleasant wake-up call.
清晨鸟儿不断的鸣叫是一个愉快的叫醒信号。
His chatter during the movie annoyed everyone in the theater.
他在电影期间的喋喋不休让剧院里的每个人都很烦恼。
同义词:talk, chat, jabber
反义词:silence, quiet
通过以上分析,学*者可以更全面地理解并使用“chatter”这个词。
[V-I] If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. 喋喋不休地说 (不重要的事)
例:Everyone's chattering away in different languages.大家用不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。
例:Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children.埃丽卡很友好并絮叨起安德鲁的孩子们。
[N-UNCOUNT] Chatter is also a noun. 喋喋不休
例:...idle chatter.…闲聊。
[V-I] If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous. (牙齿) 格格作响
例:She was so cold her teeth chattered.她冻得连牙齿都格格作响。
[[文学性]] When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. (鸟类、动物) 鸣叫
例:Birds were chattering somewhere, and occasionally he could hear a vehicle pass by.鸟儿们在某处啁啾,偶尔他能听到一辆汽车经过。
[N-UNCOUNT] Chatter is also a noun. (鸟类、动物的) 鸣叫
例:...almond trees vibrating with the chatter of crickets.…伴随蟋蟀的鸣叫而颤动的杏树。