Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4730
chat
闲谈；聊天
Informal conversation.
- 1.
Informal conversation.
非正式谈话
- 2.
A small potato, such as is given to swine.
小土豆,如喂猪的土豆
- 3.
an informal conversation
非正式交谈
- 4.
An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
通过计算机网络实时交换文字或语音信息,类似面对面交谈
- 5.
birds having a chattering call
有啁啾叫声的鸟
- 6.
Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.
旧大陆各种小型食虫鸟,属于鹟科石鸫族或石鸫亚科
- 7.
songbirds having a chattering call
有啁啾叫声的鸣禽
- 8.
Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
澳大利亚几种小型吸蜜鸟,属于Epthianura属
网络聊天；在线聊天；小马铃薯（用作猪饲料）；啁啾鸣叫的鸟；鸣禽；旧大陆小型食虫鸣禽（如石䳭）；澳大利亚蜜雀（Epthianura 属）
In use
We had a nice chat over coffee.
I had a quick chat with my boss about the project.
The garden was filled with the cheerful sounds of chats and finches.
Connections
Collocations
- have a chat
- 聊一聊
- Let's have a chat over coffee.我们边喝咖啡边聊吧。
- a quick chat
- 短暂的聊天
- I had a quick chat with my boss this morning.今天早上我和老板简单聊了几句。
- a friendly chat
- 友好的交谈
- We enjoyed a friendly chat about our hobbies.我们愉快地聊了聊各自的爱好。
- a chat about
- 关于...的聊天
- We had a chat about the upcoming project.我们聊了聊即将开始的项目。
- a chat with
- 和...聊天
- I had a long chat with my friend last night.昨晚我和朋友聊了很久。
- a chat room
- 聊天室
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：'chat'音似'茶特'，想象喝茶时闲聊的场景。
Context & Register
通常用于非正式场合，如朋友间的闲谈或在线聊天。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用单数；常与介词 with 或 about 搭配
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the spelling '-at' and share the exact same rhyme /æt/ with 'chat' (/tʃæt/). Beware of words like 'chase' (/tʃeɪs/) or 'chalk' (/tʃɔːk/) which look similar but have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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