chatter
chatter
verb
the chattering classes
chattery
adjective
语源
verb
- [no obj.]talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters
喋喋不休；饶舌；唠叨
she was chattering about her holiday.
她喋喋不休谈论着她的假期。
■(of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short quick high-pitched sounds
发出短促的尖声；（鸟）啁啾；（猴子）吱吱叫；（机器）嘎嘎作响
■(of a person's teeth) click repeatedly together, typically from cold or fear
（人的牙齿）打战
- [mass noun]incessant trivial talk
喋喋不休；唠叨
a stream of idle chatter .
一连串无聊的唠叨。
■a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds
短促的尖声
the chatter of a typewriter .
打字机的嗒嗒声。
■undesirable vibration in a mechanism
机器震动声
the wipers should operate without chatter .
汽车挡风玻璃上的刮水器运转时不应有震动声。
the chattering classes
- (derogatory)educated people, especially those in academic, artistic, or media circles, considered as a social group given to the expression of liberal opinions about society and culture
(贬)喋喋阶级（受过教育的人士，尤指学术界、艺术界或媒体人士，习惯于发表有关社会和文化的自由主义见解）
chattery
adjective
语源
- Middle English: imitative
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