chattering

柯林斯词典

1. V-I If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important. 喋喋不休地說 (不重要的事)
Everyone's chattering away in different languages. 大家用不同的語言喋喋不休地說著。
Erica was friendly and chattered about Andrew's children. 埃麗卡很友好竝絮叨起安德魯的孩子們。
2. N-UNCOUNT Chatter is also a noun. 喋喋不休
...idle chatter. …閑聊。
3. V-I If your teeth chatter, they keep knocking together because you are very cold or very nervous. (牙齒) 格格作響
She was so cold her teeth chattered. 她凍得連牙齒都格格作響。
4. V-I When birds or animals chatter, they make high-pitched noises. (鳥類、動物) 鳴叫[文學性]
Birds were chattering somewhere, and occasionally he could hear a vehicle pass by. 鳥兒們在某処啁啾，偶爾他能聽到一輛汽車經過。
5. N-UNCOUNT Chatter is also a noun. (鳥類、動物的) 鳴叫
...almond trees vibrating with the chatter of crickets. …伴隨蟋蟀的鳴叫而顫動的杏樹。