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

• She angled her column of chitchat towards teen-agers.
  她的闲话专栏着眼于青少年。
• 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。
• He talks about you nine times out of ten when we have a chitchat.
  每次我们闲聊他几乎都谈及你。
• I met him the other day on the street, and had the usual chitchat about paris.
  不久前的一天，我在街上碰到他，像往常一样闲聊了一会儿有关巴黎的情况。
• I like to chitchat with my friends on phone.
  我喜欢用电话与我的朋友们聊聊天。
• Painful chitchat on a train is one thing, but workplace TMI is its own monster.
  在火车上痛苦的闲聊是一回事，工作上的TMI却是个可怕怪兽。
• The Judge was not one for small talk, hated gossip and idle chitchat, whether written or a spoken.
  不管是写信，还是言谈，法官都不是个喜欢说闲话，他讨厌流言蜚语和琐碎的乱侃。
• The Internet has become the21st century's answer to word of mouth or over-the-garden-fence chitchat, so I think it's wise to keep tabs on what is said about me in cyberspace.
  网络正成为21世纪的答案，代替口耳相传或者是邻里之间的口碑，因此我想去看看在网络空间中是怎样描述我的。
• He shook hands without rising, and made pointless chitchat.
  他握手的时候并不起身，所说的也是一些不着边际的寒喧话。
• Not even the most dedicated person is immune to the temptation of occasional chitchat.
  即使是最专注的人也禁不起偶尔聊天的诱惑。