chatter away
collocation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。
闲聊；喋喋不休
chattered — past of chatter
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闲聊；喋喋不休
To talk idly.
The children chatter loudly during lunch.
孩子们在午餐时大声喋喋不休。
闲谈。
To talk idly.
因快速碰撞而发出噪音。
To make a noise by rapid collisions.
发出类似语言的声音,但不清晰
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
chatter
Base
原形
chatters
3rd person
第三人称单数
chattering
-ing
现在分词
chattered
Past
过去式
chattered
Past participle
过去分词
He chatters on the phone every evening.
他每天晚上都在电话里喋喋不休。
The students chattered excitedly before the exam.
学生们在考试前兴奋地喋喋不休。
The birds are chattering in the trees.
鸟儿们在树上啁啾鸣叫。
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。
She is always chattering on the phone.
她总是在电话上喋喋不休。
The birds chattered in the trees at dawn.
黎明时分，鸟儿在树上啁啾。
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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。
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。
（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。
猴子吱吱叫
The monkeys chattered loudly in the trees.
猴子在树上大声地吱吱叫。
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。
喋喋不休地说下去
He chattered on about his holiday for an hour.
他喋喋不休地讲了一个小时他的假期。
像喜鹊一样叽叽喳喳说个不停
The children chattered like magpies on the bus.
孩子们在公交车上像喜鹊一样叽叽喳喳说个不停。
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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。
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。
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。
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