natter

英 [ˈnætə(r)]

美 [ˈnætər]

v.  唠叨; 闲聊

现在分词：nattering　过去式：nattered　过去分词：nattered　第三人称单数：natters　

BNC.38055 / COCA.35002

牛津词典

verb

• 唠叨；闲聊
  to talk for a long time, especially about unimportant things

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 瞎扯;闲聊
  When peoplenatter, they talk casually for a long time about unimportant things.
  1. If something dramatic has happened during the day, we'll sit and natter about it...
     如果白天发生了什么出人意料的事情，我们就会坐下来聊聊。
  2. Susan and the girl were still nattering away in German...
     苏姗和那个女孩还在用德语聊个没完。
  3. Ahead of you is a day of nattering with fellow farmers at the local market...
     你将会有一天时间在当地市场和农民兄弟们聊天。
  4. You natter all day long at the hospital...
     你在医院白话了一整天。
  5. His mother would natter to anyone.
     他妈妈跟随便哪个人都会说个不停。
  6. Natteris also a noun.
     
  7. What's the topic of conversation when a group of new mums get together for a natter?
     一群年轻的妈妈聚在一起聊天时会聊什么呢？

英英释义

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 breezechatconfabulateconfabchitchatchit-chatchatterchaffergossipjawclavervisit

双语例句

• Susan and the girl were still nattering away in German
  苏姗和那个女孩还在用德语聊个没完。
• The Dutch duo had a good natter about the club while the World Cup finals were taking place and although Kromkamp's future is unclear, he didn't have a bad word to say about us.
  在世界杯期间两个荷兰人聊过俱乐部，虽然克隆坎浦在俱乐部的前途未卜，但他并没有说我们的坏话。
• As shopping turns into a lifestyle choice, and marketers natter on about the need for it to become experientially and emotionally resonant entertainment, the bits of it that actually pressed all those buttons in a powerful way have been lost.
  尽管购物成为了一种生活方式的选择，营销人员也唠叨着需要将它在体验上和感情上变成能够引起共鸣的娱乐，但所有这些的核心消费已经被遗忘了。
• Conservative politicians in particular like to natter on about family values.
  保守派的政客们尤其喜欢对家庭价值观谈个不休。
• You natter all day long at the hospital
  你在医院白话了一整天。
• His mother would natter to anyone.
  他妈妈跟随便哪个人都会说个不停。
• My mother and her friends natter away on the phone all evening.
  我母亲和她的朋友整晚在电话里闲聊个没完。
• Ahead of you is a day of nattering with fellow farmers at the local market
  你将会有一天时间在当地市场和农民兄弟们聊天。
• If something dramatic has happened during the day, we'll sit and natter about it
  如果白天发生了什么出人意料的事情，我们就会坐下来聊聊。
• We had a long natter over coffee.
  我们边喝咖啡边长聊。