chitchat

英 [ˈtʃɪttʃæt]

美 [ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt]

n.  闲聊; 聊天
vi.  闲谈

现在分词：chitchatting　过去式：chitchatted　第三人称单数：chitchats　过去分词：chitchatted　

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柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 闲聊;聊天
  Chit-chatis informal talk about things that are not very important.
  1. Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.
     我没当母亲，所以觉得那样的闲谈无聊透顶。

英英释义

noun

• light informal conversation for social occasions
  Synonym:chit-chatchit chatsmall talkgabgabfestgossiptittle-tattlechin wagchin-wagchin waggingchin-waggingcauserie

verb

• talk socially without exchanging too much information
  1. the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  Synonym:chew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfabchit-chatchatterchaffernattergossipjawclavervisit

双语例句

• The members were enjoying a bit of chitchat when the gavel sounded.
  大家正在闲聊的时候，主席的槌响了。
• She angled her column of chitchat towards teen-agers.
  她的闲话专栏着眼于青少年。
• Time spent on Facebook, however, is not just idle chitchat between friends, because the architecture of the place lends itself so easily to voyeurism and exhibitionism.
  不过，在Facebook度过的时间，不仅仅是朋友间的闲聊，因为该网站的结构可以轻松地被窥淫癖和暴露癖者利用。
• I like to chitchat with my friends on phone.
  我喜欢用电话与我的朋友们聊聊天。
• EXAMPLE: I am bored by the chitchat at our company parties, so I usually leave early.
  公司聚会上的闲言碎语让我心烦，所以我通常早早离开。
• My father tried to make pleasant chitchat and eat as much as he could during halftime.
  我父亲在中场休息时尽量聊些愉快的事儿并尽可能多吃东西。
• EXAMPLE: My sisters and I like to chitchat on the phone after work.
  姐姐和我喜欢在下班后用电话闲聊。
• The figure is good, have self-confident heart, others also likes to interact with your chitchat.
  身材好了，有自信心，别人也喜欢与你攀谈交往。
• Her essays appear every Friday in "Drilling Platform" of Miri Daily, and in other columns like "Chitchat" and "Long and Short".
  每周五在美里日报「钻油台」专栏执笔，另有专栏「闲话」与「长短说」。
• A day giraffe with how many the kangaroos in the chitchat," you see, can these people continue again to add high your cage sons?" the giraffe asks.
  一天长颈鹿和几只袋鼠们在闲聊，“你们看，这些人会不会再继续加高你们的笼子？”长颈鹿问。