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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The elderly at home together in twos and threes strip beans, wash vegetables and chitchat about the past, see the leaves carved by the traces of the years drift downstream.
  家中的老人三三两两聚在一起，剥豆子，洗蔬菜，拉拉家常叙叙往事，看岁月的痕迹刻在落叶上顺水而去。
• With such meaty topics to discuss, there is little time for chitchat.
  由于要讨论的话题如此之多，我们没有多少时间闲聊。
• 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。