yack about sth
about 短语引出闲谈的话题。
There was some yack about the new rules.
关于新规定有一些吵闹的闲谈。
喧闹的谈话；(=yackety-yak)废话；哄堂大笑
喧闹的谈话
noisy talk
Their yack in the hallway made it hard to concentrate.
他们在走廊里的吵闹闲聊让人难以集中注意力。
用法提示：yack 作名词，指吵闹的闲谈。
I could hear the yack of the crowd before I even entered the room.
我还没进房间就听到人群的喧闹声。
用法提示：yack 作名词，指人群的嘈杂谈话。
We need less yack and more action on this project.
这个项目上我们需要少说多做。
用法提示：yack 作名词，意为空谈、闲聊。
about 短语引出闲谈的话题。
There was some yack about the new rules.
关于新规定有一些吵闹的闲谈。
of 短语说明吵闹谈话的发出者或来源。
The yack of the crowd made it hard to hear.
人群的喧闹谈话让人很难听清。
yack 作名词时通常不可数，可用 a lot of 等数量短语修饰。
There was a lot of yack during the break.
休息期间有很多吵闹的闲谈。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many yack filled the room before the meeting began.
正确表达A lot of yack filled the room before the meeting began.
yack 表示“喧闹的谈话”时是不可数名词，不能像可数名词那样用 many 修饰；要表达“很多”应用 a lot of、much 或 a great deal of 等修饰不可数名词的限定词。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had a pleasant yack about our summer plans.
正确表达We had a pleasant chat about our summer plans.
yack 指吵闹、琐碎甚至令人厌烦的闲扯，带贬义，不能与 pleasant 这类褒义形容词搭配来描述愉快的交谈；中性的、愉快的交谈应用 chat 或 conversation。
yack 更口语，常指吵闹、令人烦的闲扯；chatter 泛指连续不断的闲聊或轻快的说话声，未必带厌烦色彩，也可指鸟叫或牙齿打颤。
gossip 特指议论他人私事、传播流言；yack 只强调吵闹的闲谈，不必然涉及别人隐私。
jabber 强调又快又乱、常听不清的说话；yack 是吵闹的闲扯，通常仍可听懂。
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