chatter
UK ['tʃæt.ər] US ['tʃætˌ.ɚ] verb intransitive
TALK/NOISE 谈话／嘈音
■to talk for a long time about things that are not important 唠叨；喋喋不休•She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.她和朋友闲聊了一个上午。 •He chattered on about nothing in particular.他喋喋不休，却没讲甚么特别的东西。 ■If animals chatter, they make quick repeated noises （指动物）叽叽喳喳，吱吱叫，咯咯叫•The gun shot made the monkeys chatter in alarm.枪声使那群猴子惊慌地吱吱乱叫。
UK ['tʃæt.ər] US ['tʃætˌ.ɚ] verb intransitive
TEETH 牙齿
■If your teeth chatter, they knock together repeatedly because you are very cold or frightened （牙齿因受冷或受惊而）咯咯作响，打颤•I could hardly talk, my teeth were chattering so much.我几乎说不了话，牙齿不停地打颤。
UK ['tʃæt.ər] US ['tʃætˌ.ɚ] noun uncountable
■conversation about things that are not important 喋喋不休的谈话；唠叨•I can't concentrate with Ann's constant chatter.安一直唠唠叨叨，我没法集中精神。 ■the quick repeated noises that some animals make （动物的）鸣叫声，啁啾声，吱吱的叫声•He could hear the chatter of birds in the trees overhead.他听见鸟在头顶的树上叽叽喳喳的鸣叫。 |