chatter /ˈtʃætə/ CET6+ TEM4 ( chattering, chattered, chatters )

• 1. 

  V-I If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. 喋喋不休地说 (不重要的事)

  例：

  Everyone's chattering away in different languages.

  大家用不同的语言喋喋不休地说着。

  例：

  Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children.

  埃丽卡很友好并絮叨起安德鲁的孩子们。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Chatter is also a noun. 喋喋不休

  例：

  ...idle chatter.

  …闲聊。

• 3. 

  V-I If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous. (牙齿) 格格作响

  例：

  She was so cold her teeth chattered.

  她冻得连牙齿都格格作响。

• 4. 

  V-I When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. (鸟类、动物) 鸣叫 [文学性]

  例：

  Birds were chattering somewhere, and occasionally he could hear a vehicle pass by.

  鸟儿们在某处啁啾，偶尔他能听到一辆汽车经过。

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Chatter is also a noun. (鸟类、动物的) 鸣叫

  例：

  ...almond trees vibrating with the chatter of crickets.

  …伴随蟋蟀的鸣叫而颤动的杏树。