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.- 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。
- Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.
英英释义
noun
- light informal conversation for social occasions
verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
双语例句
- 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。 - Chances are, neither of you wants to get bogged down in endless chitchat.
你们两人肯定都不想陷入没完没了的闲谈中。 - 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。 - 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。 - I like to chitchat with my friends on phone.
我喜欢用电话与我的朋友们聊聊天。 - After a few minutes of chitchat, Boris himself raised a very personal issue.
闲聊几分钟后，Boris自己谈起了一个十分私人的问题。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。