chat
[tʃæt] verb intransitive (-tt-)
IMPROVER
■to talk to someone in a friendly informal way 闲谈，聊天，闲聊•She spends hours on the phone chatting to her friends.她会花上几个小时跟朋友电话聊天。 •We were just chatting about what we did last weekend.我们正在聊上个周末做了些甚么。 •Whenever I walk in, I always find the two of them chatting away (= talking eagerly).每次我走进去都会发现他俩正聊得起劲。 ■to take part in a discussion with someone on the Internet （在网际网路上）聊天
[tʃæt] verb intransitive (-tt-)
Phrasal Verbs [M] chat sb up UK informal
■to talk to someone in a way that shows them that you are sexually attracted to them 与（某人）搭讪；与（某人）调情•He spent all evening chatting her up and buying her drinks.他整个晚上都在跟她调情，给她买酒。
[tʃæt] noun countable or uncountable
IMPROVER
■a friendly, informal conversation 闲谈，聊天，闲侃•Why don't you give me a call and we'll have a chat?为甚么你不给我打个电话，我们好好聊一聊呢？ •I had a chat with my boss today about a possible salary increase.今天我和老板随便聊了一下可能涨工资的事。 •It was the usual idle chat (= conversation about unimportant things).那不过是普通的闲聊。 ⇒ See also chit-chat |