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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Too many young workers have harmed their own careers by focusing on chitchat over work, or by deciding to dislike the boss just because a coworker does.
随意评论工作中的人与事已经毁了太多年轻员工的职业生涯。因为同事不喜欢老板，所以自己也决定不喜欢，这样做法也同样不可取。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。