
英:/'ˈtʃætər/ 美:/'ˈtʃætər/
喋喋不休
過去式:chattered 過去分詞:chattered 現在分詞:chattering 第三人稱單數:chatters
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v. 唠叨;喋喋不休;(動物等)吱吱叫;(人的牙齒)打戰
n. 唠叨;饒舌;短促的尖聲;吱吱叫聲;打顫聲
I like to chatter with my neighbors in the afternoon.
我喜歡下午和鄰居閑聊。
My mother's constant chatter annoyed my father.
我媽媽的喋喋不休使我爸爸煩透了。
The sparrow outside the window kept chattering on the telephone pole.
窗外的麻雀在電線杆上叫個不停。
I can't concentrate because she chatters a lot.
我無法集中注意力 因為她喋喋不休
There is a lot of chatter going around the office about the company restructuring plan.
辦公室裡到處都在議論公司重組計劃。
Meditation is a practice that can help quiet the chatter in your head.
冥想是一種練習,可以幫助你平靜胡思亂想。
For many people, nervous chatter can be a sign of deep-rooted insecurity.
對許多人來說,緊張地喋喋不休可能是根深蒂固的不安全感的表現。
Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.
簡無休止的唠叨開始使他心煩。
'Chatter' is originally a frequentative form of 'chat'.
chatter原先是chat的重複體。
Enough of your foolish chatter, said the waggoner.
“别再愚蠢地喋喋不休了。”車夫說。
Don't you chatter so much as usual, or you'll be sent back, as sure as fate!
你不要像往常那樣喋喋不休,否則你會被送回來的,這是千真萬确的!
Moving around throughout the day can inhibit a tendency to fidget and chatter.
一天内四處走動可以抑制你的煩躁和喋喋不休的談話。
chatter vibration
顫動
vi.|rabbit on/harp on;唠叨;喋喋不休;(動物等)吱吱叫
vt.|rattle on/rattle away;喋喋不休地說;使卡嗒卡嗒作聲
n.|newsiness/garrulity;唠叨;饒舌;(動物的)啁啾聲;潺潺流水聲
"chatter" 是英語中具有多重含義的動詞和名詞,其核心概念圍繞"連續快速的聲音"展開。作為動詞時,主要表示以下兩種行為:
高頻談話:指輕松、快速且通常缺乏深度的對話,如朋友聚會時的閑聊。牛津詞典将其定義為"to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important"。例如:"The children chattered excitedly about their field trip."
物體振動:描述物體因震動或碰撞産生的連續聲響,劍橋詞典指出該用法常見于機械或自然現象,如"牙齒打戰(teeth chatter)"或"機器零件震動"。例如:"The window chattered in the strong wind."
作為名詞時,chutter可指:
在神經科學領域,該詞被引申為"神經元的自發放電現象"。語言學研究中,"vocal chatter"常被用來描述嬰幼兒語言習得過程中的發音練習階段。這些專業用法常見于《科學》期刊等學術出版物。
“chatter” 是一個多義詞,具體含義需結合語境理解:
作為動詞時
快速而無意義的談話
指人們輕快、連續地談論瑣事,常含貶義。
例:They chattered about the weather all afternoon.
物體碰撞發出的連續聲響
如牙齒因寒冷打顫(Her teeth chattered in the cold),或機器部件震動聲(The old printer chattered noisily)。
動物叫聲
某些動物(如猴子、松鼠)發出的短促高頻聲音。
作為名詞時
嘈雜的談話聲
例:The chatter of the crowd faded as the speech began.
機械/自然聲響
如機器震動聲、溪流潺潺聲等。
引申用法
近義詞對比
建議通過例句和具體場景進一步體會其細微差别。
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