英漢辭典

1. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 喋喋不休,饒舌;(鳥)鳴囀;(猴子)唧唧叫

   Who chatters to you will chatter of you.

   【諺】 對你說人家壞話的人,也會說你壞話

   chatter away [on]

   喋喋不休地說個沒完

2. 2. (溪流)潺潺作聲;(機械等)發出卡嗒卡嗒的響聲,(切削工具)震顫;(牙齒因寒冷或害怕而)打戰

   This cold weather makes my teeth chatter.

   天冷得使我牙齒打戰.



3. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 喋喋不休;鳴囀聲;(溪流的)潺潺聲;(機械等的)卡嗒卡嗒聲,(牙齒的)打戰聲,(切削工具的)震顫聲

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. the undulating pattern of marks in a machined surface from the vibration of the tool or workpiece chatter mark

2. idle or foolish talk; gossip

3. the high-pitched repetitive noise made by a bird, monkey, etc

4. the rattling of objects, such as parts of a machine

5. [Etymology] C13: of imitative origin

vb

1. to speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; prattle

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr] (of birds, monkeys, etc) to make rapid repetitive high-pitched noises resembling human speech

2. [intr] (of the teeth) to click together rapidly through cold or fear

3. [intr] to make rapid intermittent contact with a component, as in machining, causing irregular cutting