chat

verb

1. 闲聊；闲谈；聊天
   to talk in a friendly informal way to sb
   1. My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends.
      我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
   2. Within minutes of being introduced they were chatting away like old friends.
      他们经人介绍认识才几分钟，便一见如故地聊个没完。
   3. What were you chatting about?
      你们聊了些什么？
2. （尤指在网上聊天室）闲聊，聊天，交谈
   to exchange messages with other people on the Internet, especially in a chat room
   1. He's been on the computer all morning, chatting with his friends.
      他整个上午都在上网和朋友聊天。

noun

1. 闲聊；闲谈；聊天
   a friendly informal conversation
   1. I just called in for a chat.
      我只是来聊聊天。
   2. I had a long chat with her.
      我和她闲聊了很久。
2. （尤指非正式的）谈话，讲话
   talking, especially informal conversation
   1. That's enough chat from me─on with the music!
      我不再多讲了，继续欣赏音乐吧！

1. V-RECIP 聊天;闲聊
   When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
   1. The women were chatting...
      女人们在聊天。
   2. I was chatting to him the other day...
      前几天我和他聊了一阵。
   3. He's chatting with his dad...
      他在和他爸爸闲聊。
   4. We chatted about old times.
      我们聊到过去的时光。
   5. Chat is also a noun.
      
   6. I had a chat with John.
      我和约翰聊了一会儿。

1. I had a chat with Lars in the morning and spoke Swedish.
   上午，我用瑞典话和拉尔斯聊了一会。
2. It's nice having friends to chat to
   有朋友聊聊天是很惬意的。
3. They often find they begin to chat to relieve the boredom of the flight.
   他们发现自己常常是为了打发飞行途中的无聊才开始聊天。
4. The women were chatting
   女人们在聊天。
5. I was chatting to him the other day
   前几天我和他聊了一阵。
6. He's chatting with his dad
   他在和他爸爸闲聊。
7. We chatted about old times.
   我们聊到过去的时光。
8. She started using chat lines basically for someone to talk to.
   她打进聊天热线主要是想找个人说话。
9. Why not drop in for a chat?
   为什么不过来聊聊天呢？
10. Sometimes young lads just need to turn to a mother figure for a bit of a chat and reassurance.
    有时候年轻小伙子只是需要找一个母亲式的人物聊一聊，从中获得安慰。
11. I thought I'd, you know, have a chat with you.
    我想我应该，呃，和你谈谈。
12. He had once had his own networked chat show.
    他曾经拥有自己的电视联播访谈节目。
13. You can chat to other people who are online.
    你可以和其他在线的人聊天。
14. 'We had a very interesting chat.' — 'Really? About what?'
    “我们相谈甚欢。”——“是吗？谈了些什么？”
15. 'I tried to chat him up at the general store.' He laughed. 'Seriously?'
    “我在杂货店里试图跟他搭讪来着。”他笑着说。“真的？”
16. The customers smooch and chat.
    客人们拥抱亲吻，亲热地闲聊着。
17. Do you suppose we could get together for a little chat sometime soon?
    我们最近能抽空聚在一起聊上几句吗？
18. Whatever you want to chat about, we'll do it tonight
    不管你想聊些什么，我们今晚聊个够。
19. She had had a woman-to-woman chat with Mrs Hardie.
    她与哈迪太太进行了一番女人之间的交心之谈。
20. It's too noisy here; let's find a quieter place to chat.
    这里太乱，找个安静点的地方谈谈。
21. He comes to our room for a chat every once in a while.
    他偶尔来我们房中闲谈。
22. Please come over for a chat.
    请叙来一叙。
23. They're having a chat.
    他们在聊天。
24. Would you be kind enough to come over to my place for a chat tomorrow?
    明日请屈驾来舍一叙。
25. I enjoy a chat with a friend.
    我喜欢与朋友在一起聊天儿。
26. Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat.
    两人蹲下就聊起来了。
27. We chat together sometimes.
    有时我们在一起闲聊。
28. There is too much chat in this office!
    这间办公室里闲聊的过多了。
29. She called up a friend just for a chat.
    她给朋友打了个电话，不过聊聊天而已。
30. I had a long chat with her when I went by her house this morning.
    今天早上我顺便去她家看她时，同她谈了好一会儿。

  chat chatter conversation dialogue【导航词义：聊天，对话】

  chat n. 〈尤英〉闲谈，聊天

〔辨析〕普通用词，指熟人之间很随便的交谈，强调谈话的亲密性和非正式性。

  chatter n. 闲扯，唠叨

〔辨析〕尤指对无关紧要之事喋喋不休的谈论。

  conversation n. 谈话，交谈

〔辨析〕指人们相互之间交流信息、感情、思想等的非正式的交谈。

  dialogue n. 对话，对白

〔辨析〕指书、戏剧、电影中的对白，也可指两个组织、国家等之间的正式对话。

chat sb↔up

1. （受异性吸引而）亲昵地攀谈，与某人搭讪
   to talk in a friendly way to sb you are sexually attracted to
   1. My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends.
      我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个小时。
   2. Within minutes of being introduced they were chatting away like old friends.
      他们经人介绍认识才几分钟，便一见如故地聊个没完。
   3. What were you chatting about?
      你们聊了些什么？

noun

1. songbirds having a chattering call

   Synonym:    Old World chat

2. birds having a chattering call

   Synonym:    New World chat

3. an informal conversation

   Synonym:    confabconfabulationschmoozeschmoose

verb

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information
   1. the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

   Synonym:    chew the fatshoot the breezeconfabulateconfabchitchatchit-chatchatterchaffernattergossipjawclavervisit