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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There'll be plenty of time to chitchat once we get back to the village.
  一旦我们回到村庄我们将会有很多时间去闲谈。
• 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」。
• Work relationships are not governed by the same rules as friendships, so do not feel bad if your colleagues do not want to chitchat or are not particularly warm towards you, said Zhang.
  工作关系与朋友关系，处事原则各不相同。所以，如果同事不愿跟你聊天或者并没有特别热情地带你，请不要沮丧。
• During a lunch break, he and the buyer passed the time with some chitchat.
  午饭休息时间，他与顾客谈天闲聊以消磨时间。
• Gerstner isn't one for chitchat& or the finer points of corporate etiquette. Pats on the back aren't his style, either.
  Gerstner不是一个闲谈的人，也不是一个公众礼节完善的人，轻拍后背也不是他的风格。