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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- chat [tʃæt]
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n
informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner
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2.
n
any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering cry - See also stonechat whinchat
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3.
n
any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens (yellow-breasted chat)
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4.
n
any of various Australian wrens (family Muscicapidae) of the genus Ephthianura and other genera
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5.
vi.
[intr]
to talk in an easy familiar way
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6.
vi.
See also chat up
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
C16: short for
chatter
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1.
n
informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner
- chat [tʃæt]
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n
[archaic or dialect]
a catkin, esp a willow catkin
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C15: from French chat cat, referring to the furry appearance
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1.
n
[archaic or dialect]
a catkin, esp a willow catkin
Examples
- Let's have a chat later in the day about this situation.
- 咱们今天晚些时候再谈谈这个情况吧。 → chat
- any time you feel like a chat, just call me
- 任何时候你想聊天，就给我打电话 → any
- 两人蹲下就聊起来了。
- Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat. → 蹲
- 孩子们玩飞盘，大人聊天。
- Kids flip frisbees while their elders chat. → 飞盘
- 海阔天空地聊个没完
- have a rambling chat about everything under the sun → 海阔天空
- 晚饭后咱们聊聊。
- Let's have a chat after supper. → 聊
- 他们常在一起，每每一谈就是半天。
- They often got together, and when they did, they'd chat for hours. → 每每
- 两人边喝茶边攀谈，十分投机。
- They had a most congenial chat over tea. → 攀谈
- 咱们找个清静的地方谈谈。
- Let's find a quiet place to chat. → 清静
- 他们谈得很热和。
- They had a very agreeable chat. → 热和
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