Word
chitchatting
闲聊；聊天
chitchatting is the present participle of chitchat.
核心释义
to talk casually and socially, without serious or detailed discussion
- 1.
闲聊；聊天
talk socially without exchanging too much information
闲谈；聊天
用法In use
We chitchatted by the water cooler before the meeting.
用法提示：chitchatted 是 chitchat 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示轻松地闲聊。
She likes to chitchat with neighbors while walking her dog.
用法提示：chitchat 用在 like to 后作动词原形，表达随意交谈。
They were chitchatting in the kitchen when I arrived.
用法提示：chitchatting 是 chitchat 的现在分词，与 were 构成过去进行时，表示当时正在闲聊。
Verb forms
base chitchat · third person chitchats · -ing chitchatting · past chitchatted · past participle chitchatted
非正式闲聊，常指轻松随意的谈话。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chitchat with friends
- 与朋友闲聊
- We chitchatted with friends at the café for an hour.我们在咖啡馆与朋友闲聊了一个小时。
- chitchat about the weather
- 闲聊天气
- They chitchatted about the weather while waiting for the bus.等公交车时，他们闲聊天气。
- chitchat over coffee
- 边喝咖啡边闲聊
- She likes to chitchat over coffee with her coworkers.她喜欢和同事边喝咖啡边闲聊。
- chitchat at a party
- 在聚会上闲聊
- He chitchatted at a party with people he had just met.他在聚会上和刚认识的人闲聊。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
chitchat 拆成 chit+chat，两个轻快音节像“叽叽喳喳”，联想朋友间你一言我一语的轻松闲聊。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：朋友之间、同事休息时 chitchat 是口语化的动词，多用于日常非正式场合，表示轻松随意的闲聊，比较常见于朋友或同事之间，正式写作中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
chitchat 读 /ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt/。sit、fit 与 chit 押韵（/ɪt/）；cat、hat 与 chat 押韵（/æt/）。注意 ch 在 chitchat 中发 /tʃ/，但 chef 的 ch 发 /ʃ/，chorus 的 ch 发 /k/，拼写相同、读音不同。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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