單詞
chatter
英 ['t??t?]
美['t??t?]
基本信息
- vi. 嘮叨；喋喋不休；（動(dòng)物等）吱吱叫
- vt. 喋喋不休地說(shuō)；使卡嗒卡嗒作聲
- n. 嘮叨；饒舌；（動(dòng)物的）啁啾聲；潺潺流水聲
CET6+TEM4CET6低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?chatters;過(guò)去式:?chattered;過(guò)去分詞:?chattered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?chattering;
中文詞源
chatter 聊天
來(lái)自chat. -er，表反復(fù)。
英文詞源
- chatter (v.)
- early 13c., chateren "to twitter, gossip," earlier cheateren, chiteren, of echoic origin. Compare Dutch koeteren "jabber," Danish kvidre "twitter, chirp." Related: Chattered; chattering. Phrase chattering class in use by 1893, with a reference perhaps from 1843:
Such was the most interesting side of the fatal event to that idle chattering class of London life to whom the collision of heaven and earth were important only as affording matter for "news!" [Catherine Grace F. Gore ("Mrs. Gore"), "The Banker's Wife," 1843]
- chatter (n.)
- mid-13c., originally of birds, from chatter (v.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
- 布賴恩又絮絮地嘮叨了5分鐘。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Lila kept up a steady stream of chatter.
- 莉拉一直說(shuō)個(gè)沒(méi)完。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
- 特洛伊的喋喋不休讓我暫時(shí)收起了陰郁思緒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The chatter of voices gradually quietened.
- 唧唧喳喳的聲音漸漸地平靜了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The room resonated with the chatter of 100 people.
- 屋里會(huì)合著100人唧唧喳喳的聲音。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
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