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A2totalkto someone in afriendlyinformalway: 闲谈，聊天，闲聊 Shespendshourson thephonechattingtoherfriends.她会花上几个小时跟朋友电话聊天。 We were just chattingaboutwhat we did lastweekend.我们正在聊上个周末做了些什么。 Whenever Iwalkin, I alwaysfindthe two of them chattingaway(=talkingeagerly).每次我走进去都会发现他俩正聊得起劲。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto talk to someone - talkA group of men were talking in the street.
- speakCould I speak to you privately?
- sayI couldn't hear what they were saying.
- chatWe were just chatting about the party.
- have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall.
- chatterThey spent the morning chattering away.
See more results » A2to takepartin adiscussionthatinvolvessendingmessagesover theinternet, bysmartphone, etc.: （在互联网上）聊天 Use theappto chat andsendphotosfreefromanywherein theworld.使用这个应用程序免费在世界任何地方聊天和发送照片。 - I'dlovetostopand chat but I'mratherpressedfortime.
- We were justwalkingalong, chatting.
- Half anhourlater, she wassmilingand chatting as if nothing hadhappened.
- Wespenta veryjollyeveningtogether, chatting anddrinking.
- Hesoonnosedout thedetailsof theaccidentby chattinginnocentlytopeopleand making somephonecalls.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesInformal talking & conversation - badinage
- banter
- bantering
- bants
- bloviate
- bull session
- buzz
- catch
- catch up withsomeone
- chinwag
- chit-chat
- discourse
- exchange
- heart-to-heart
- intercourse
- pass
- ultra-casual
- understand
- vox pop
- word-of-mouth
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: A2afriendly,informalconversation: 闲谈，聊天，闲聊 Why don't you give me acalland we'llhavea chat?为什么你不给我打个电话，我们好好聊一聊呢？ I had a chatwithmybosstodayaboutapossiblesalaryincrease.今天我和老板随便聊了一下可能涨工资的事。 It was theusualidlechat(=conversationaboutunimportantthings).那不过是普通的闲聊。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto talk to someone - talkA group of men were talking in the street.
- speakCould I speak to you privately?
- sayI couldn't hear what they were saying.
- chatWe were just chatting about the party.
- have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall.
- chatterThey spent the morning chattering away.
See more results » adiscussionthatinvolvessendingmessagesover theinternet, byphone, using amessagingservice, etc.: （在网络上或通过电话）发短信（聊天）How do Istartagroupchat?怎么才能开始群聊？ - I'll come byyourhouseonedaythisweekand we can have a chat.
- We had arealgirliechat.
- I was justpassingby , so IthoughtI'ddropin for a chat.
- Our little chat hasraisedmyspirits.
- She's always on therunand never hastimefor a chat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesInformal talking & conversation - badinage
- banter
- bantering
- bants
- bloviate
- bull session
- buzz
- catch
- catch up withsomeone
- chinwag
- chit-chat
- discourse
- exchange
- heart-to-heart
- intercourse
- pass
- ultra-casual
- understand
- vox pop
- word-of-mouth
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - general words chat| American Dictionarytotalkto someone in afriendlyinformalway: Westoppedto chat with theneighbors. chatty
Isatnext to afriendly, chatty woman. Sometimes Don would juststopby for a chat. Call mesometimetomorrowand we can have a chat. totalkto someone in afriendlyinformalway: Apart fromdiscussingofficialbusiness, it wasextremelyusefulto chatinformallyaboutwork. INTERNET,COMMUNICATIONSto have aconversationwith anotherpersonor otherpeopleon theinternet, when you write down what youwantto say, and canseeimmediatelywhat the otherpersonor otherpeopleare writing: I got amessagesaying that she wasavailableto chat. [CorU]afriendlyinformalconversation: have a chat with sbI had a chat with mybosstoday about apossiblechangeofrole. It was just theusualidlechat, about nothing ofgreatimportance. [U]INTERNET,COMMUNICATIONScommunicationbetweenpeopleon theinternet, when they canseeimmediatelywhat the otherpersonor otherpeopleare writing: Examplesofchatchat This would be comparable to whispering in someone's ear in a face-to-face conversation, but these private messages are not recorded in thechatlog.From theCambridge English Corpus Most of his visits were for social reasons : company, achat, and occasional help with cooking.From theCambridge English Corpus It would then be interesting to have achat-room on another site which discussed and voted for favourites.From theCambridge English Corpus He spends much time chatting in the street and is never lonely.From theCambridge English Corpus But in interactive e-mail, sender and recipient can instead prearrange a 'chat' at their keyboards in what computerese dubs 'real time'.From theCambridge English Corpus Hospitable and friendly, they invited us to their home for achat.From theCambridge English Corpus A special newsgroup was set up, in preference to a 'chat' or email facility, in order to optimise the conditions for collective, structured, asynchronous communication.From theCambridge English Corpus Thechatlogs were collected and analysed via descriptive statistics and discourse analysis.From theCambridge English Corpus I contend that it was or at least it was more formal than thechatsetting.From theCambridge English Corpus Then groups of young people played instruments informally, chatted, exchanged, toured the school, played basketball and generally and genuinely interacted.From theCambridge English Corpus While many people tired of the off topic chats, and some avoided thechatpage when he was on, most responded to him sympathetically.From theCambridge English Corpus This article examines the possibilities thatchatoffers to foreign language learners, but because it is synchronous communication there are some practical organisational problems.From theCambridge English Corpus With spectacular enthusiasm she also chats about many other wartime topics: cinema, theatre, radio, sport, political rumours, social gossip and news from the battlefronts.From theCambridge English Corpus In ideal circumstances, meals are social occasions with a table acting as a focus for sitting and chatting while eating.From theCambridge English Corpus In practice, the confessorio could provide a snug and private meeting-place, in which priest and nun couldchatintimately and perhaps share food and drink.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |