Word · Frequency #10712
chatter
闲聊；喋喋不休
To talk idly.
- 1.
To talk idly.
闲谈。
- 2.
To make a noise by rapid collisions.
因快速碰撞而发出噪音。
- 3.
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
发出类似语言的声音,但不清晰
发出咔嗒声；咯咯作响；叽叽喳喳；吱吱叫；闲谈。；因快速碰撞而发出噪音。；发出类似语言的声音,但不清晰
In use
The children chatter loudly during lunch.
She is always chattering on the phone.
The birds chattered in the trees at dawn.
Verb forms
base chatter · third person chatters · -ing chattering · past chattered · past participle chattered
动词，表示连续快速地说或发出类似声音，常用于形容人说话或鸟叫声。
Connections
Collocations
- chatter away
- 喋喋不休；不停地闲聊
- The two friends chattered away for hours over coffee.两个朋友一边喝咖啡，一边喋喋不休地聊了好几个小时。
- chatter about
- 闲聊某事；不停谈论
- We chattered about our favorite movies all evening.我们整个晚上都在闲聊我们最喜欢的电影。
- chattering teeth
- （因寒冷或恐惧）牙齿打颤
- She waited outside with chattering teeth.她在外面等着，冷得牙齿直打颤。
- monkeys chatter
- 猴子吱吱叫
- The monkeys chattered loudly in the trees.猴子在树上大声地吱吱叫。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the chattering classes
- 爱发议论的（中产）阶层The chattering classes have spent weeks debating the election.那些爱发议论的阶层花了数周时间讨论这次选举。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“chat（聊天）”加上反复的“-ter”：像小鸟叽叽喳喳和牙齿冷得咯咯响，都是不停重复的细碎声音。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual chat with friends、children at play、office small talk chatter 表示“闲聊、喋喋不休”时，多用于日常口语和非正式场合，语气轻松；正式写作中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都与 chatter 押韵：它们的重读元音 /æ/ 及后续 /tər/ 相同。注意：charter 看似接近，但读作 /ˈtʃɑːrtər/，元音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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