Chat
[tʃæt]
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
(v. t.) To talk of.
(n.) Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
(n.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long-tailed chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidae, as the stonechat, and whinchat.
(n.) A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
(n.) Small stones with ore.
錄入:玛莎
同義詞及近義詞：
v. n. Prattle, chatter, prate, babble, gossip, confabulate, talk freely, have a free and easy talk.
n. Prattle, prate, gossip, confabulation, chit-chat, easy conversation, free and easy talk.
編輯:利拉
同義詞及反義詞：
[See BABBLE]
克洛伊校對
解釋/意思:
n. a genus of small birds in the thrush family of which the wheatear is a familiar example.
v.i. to talk idly or familiarly:—pr.p. chat′ting; pa.p. chat′ted.—n. familiar idle talk.—n. Chat′tiness.—adj. Chat′ty given to chat talkative.
安編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- Grandmama was quite well, had a charming evening with Mr. Woodhouse, a vast deal of chat, and backgammon. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- If you will be good enough to call to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock I should like to chat this little matter over with you. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Out of this question and reply sprang a change in the chat--chat it still remained, easy, desultory, familiar gossip. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Who could write chat to Sir Thomas? 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- So Peggotty said; but I am afraid the chat was all on her own side, and of immoderate length, as she was very difficult indeed to stop, God bless her! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Even the land about Chat Moss was bought up and improved, and all along the line what had been waste stretches began to blossom into towns and villages. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Mr. Woodhouse at last was off; but Mr. Knightley, instead of being immediately off likewise, sat down again, seemingly inclined for more chat. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- In half the time which he had named, he had captured the housekeeper's goodwill and was chatting with her as if he had known her for years. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- We were chatting about the matter when you came in, Inspector. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- She left her room, therefore, and came into mine, where she sat for some time, chatting about her approaching wedding. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- After tea and a go-to-bed romp with the little girls, I attacked the big workbasket, and had a quiet evening chatting with my new friend. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- They were chatting on in this way, and John had suggested, 'No jewels for your own wear, for instance? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He merely calculated on meeting her and her husband in an ordinary manner, chatting a little while, and leaving again. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- The little dinners, the laughing and chatting, the music afterwards, delighted all who participated in these enjoyments. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I chatted with everybody who addressed me, just long enough to ascertain that they were uninteresting people. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- She chatted away volubly, and seemed full of a light-headed sort of satisfaction with herself and her position. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- I accordingly did so, and we chatted all the rest of the way to Lincoln's Inn. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- They laughed and chatted all the way home, and little Baptiste, up behind, thought that monsieur and madamoiselle were in charming spirits. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- She therefore graciously smiled, assented, chatted familiarly, and did all she could to make time pass imperceptibly. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The doctor took snuff with everybody, chatted with everybody, laughed, danced, made jokes, played whist, did everything, and was everywhere. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- After two or three nights the gentlemen of an evening had a little piquet, as their wives sate and chatted apart. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- She laughs, she chats; good-humoured, buxom, and blooming, she looks, at all points, the bourgeoise belle. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
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