idle chatter
collocation无意义的闲谈
The meeting was delayed by idle chatter about the weekend.
会议因为关于周末的无意义闲谈而推迟了。
闲聊；唠叨
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闲聊；唠叨
Talk, especially trivial, meaningless, or noisy talk.
The chatter of the students in the hallway made it hard to concentrate.
走廊里学生们叽叽喳喳的谈话声让人难以集中注意力。
闲聊,尤指无意义或不重要的谈话。
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
聊天的人
One who chats.
喧闹的谈话
noisy talk
谈话声。
The sound of talking.
The constant chatter of the old printer indicated it needed oiling.
旧打印机不断的咔嗒声表明它需要上油了。
We could hear the chatter of monkeys in the jungle nearby.
我们能听到附近丛林里猴子的吱吱叫声。
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无意义的闲谈
The meeting was delayed by idle chatter about the weekend.
会议因为关于周末的无意义闲谈而推迟了。
无意义的闲聊
I couldn't focus in class because of the mindless chatter behind me.
我无法在课堂上集中注意力，因为我身后的无意义闲聊。
不停的谈话声
The constant chatter of the audience annoyed the speaker.
观众不停的谈话声惹恼了演讲者。
背景人声；嘈杂的谈话声
We recorded the interview with background chatter from the street.
我们在街头背景人声中录制了采访。
牙齿打颤声
The chatter of teeth inside the tent told us how cold it was.
帐篷里传来牙齿打颤的声音，让我们知道有多冷。
话匣子；爱闲聊的人
She is a real chatterbox and talks for hours on the phone.
她真是个话匣子，能在电话里聊上几个小时。
高谈阔论的阶层；爱发表议论的中产阶级
The chattering classes praised the film while the public ignored it.
那些高谈阔论的阶层称赞这部电影，而普通大众却视而不见。
闲谈；叽叽喳喳的闲聊
Stop the chitter-chatter and get back to work.
别闲聊了，回去工作吧。
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联想：“chat”是聊天，后面“-ter”像重复的叽喳声，人闲聊或鸟叫都是这种不停的小动静。
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、machine operation、wildlife observation chatter 作名词时语域因含义而异：指琐碎闲聊时多用于非正式场合；指机器或鸟兽发出的连续响声时则为中性描述，常见于技术说明或自然观察。没有固定的正式或非正式标签，需结合上下文判断。
这些词均以 /ætɝ/ 结尾，与 chatter 押韵。注意 chat /tʃæt/ 和 chapter /ˈtʃæptɝ/ 虽拼写相近，但发音不同。
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