时间: 2025-04-26 07:56:25
美: ['tʃætɚ]
英: ['tʃætə]
vi. 唠叨;喋喋不休;(动物等)吱吱叫
vt. 喋喋不休地说;使卡嗒卡嗒作声
n. 唠叨;饶舌;(动物的)啁啾声;潺潺流水声
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 07:56:25
词源分析:Chatter源自古英语“cater”,意味着“发出声音”,与“chatter”一词的快速、重复的声音特性相符。前缀和后缀不明显,主要是一个整体词汇。
历史背景:该词首次出现于15世纪,用于描述无意义的谈话。最早的文学出处在于《莎士比亚的亨利四世》中,描述了角色之间的轻松对话。
课本:这个词可能在**的初中和高中英语教材中出现,特别是在口语表达和日常交流的部分。在美国的教材中,通常出现在初中和高中的语言艺术课程中。
正式与非正式语境:
例证:
特殊场合:在科学研究中,可能会用“chatter”来描述设备或机器的噪声,如“chatter in machining”指的是在加工过程中出现的振动和噪声。
The birds chatter cheerfully in the trees.
(鸟儿在树上欢快地啁啾。)
I could hear the chatter of people in the café.
(我能听到咖啡馆里人们的闲聊声。)
His constant chatter during the movie annoyed me.
(他在电影期间的不断闲聊让我感到烦恼。)
The children chattered excitedly about their day at school.
(孩子们兴奋地聊起他们在学校的一天。)
There was too much chatter in the meeting, making it hard to focus.
(会议上有太多闲聊,让人难以集中注意力。)
*. The chatter of the crowd grew louder as the concert began.
(随着音乐会的开始,人群的闲聊声变得更大。)
She tried to ignore the chatter of her colleagues.
(她试图忽略同事们的闲聊。)
The chatter from the next room was distracting.
(隔壁房间的闲聊让人分心。)
In the café, you could easily get lost in the chatter.
(在咖啡馆里,你可以很容易地沉浸在闲聊中。)
The chatter of the old radio filled the room with nostalgia.
(老收音机的闲聊声让整个房间充满了怀旧气息。)
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以上分析为学*“chatter”提供了丰富的背景和使用场景,帮助更好地理解和运用这个单词。
[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。
[N-UNCOUNT] Chatter is also a noun. 喋喋不休
例:...idle chatter.…闲聊。
[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。
[[文学性]] When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. (鸟类、动物) 鸣叫
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。
[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。