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单词 chatty
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Definition of chatty in English:

chatty

adjectivechattier, chattiest ˈtʃatiˈtʃædi
  • 1Readily engaging in informal talk.

    the driver was very chatty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Bob we initially meet is a spunky, chatty extrovert who jumps into cars and prattles humorously to the drivers about music and her best friend and boy troubles.
    • ‘None that we can talk about’ opined the chairman, in an informal, chatty way.
    • While both are extremely charming and friendly, when Michael looks at you, you feel included, he has a chatty, informal way of talking.
    • It must have taken me about ten minutes to select my favourite - and by that time, the chatty beautician had filed and buffed my fingernails, ready for painting.
    • Pleasant and chatty, his warmth energises what he says.
    • This may be the beginning of the end of chatty Shelly.
    • The hygienist was pleasantly less chatty than hygienists of past visits.
    • If you're feeling chatty, talk to the bookshop staff.
    • Lars is really talkative and chatty on the way backstage and as it begins to rain, we take refuge in Kate's car where I press play on the Dictaphone…
    • I'm chatty anyway but I probably get even more voluble.
    • I have also made new friends and whereas I used to be quiet and shy, I am now quite chatty.
    • Charlie is extremely nice and very much in the mould of Mr Chatterton, my old history teacher, in terms of his generally affable, laid-back, chatty nature.
    • They usually are chatty easy going guys with fun stories.
    • He was so polite and chatty he was a pleasure to have in the restaurant.
    • Not only were the aisles empty, and the checkout operator nice and chatty without being a complete airhead, I got a new CD while I was there.
    • Gorn's campaigning style is chatty and relaxed.
    • You don't have to be the most outgoing or chatty person in the world because in student villages there are so many people that are in the same boat as you are and you have no choice but to start bonding.
    • Prince Andrew, who appeared relaxed and chatty as he sat in for half an hour of the programme, offered two tickets to Ascot with the winners entitled to access the royal enclosure.
    • She's good company - chatty and funny with a penchant for comedy accents - but becomes focused and a bit po-faced when the tape's running.
    • The problem is that at first you can't really tell there's anything wrong with Adam - he's very chatty and he's very independent in lots of ways.
    Synonyms
    talkative, communicative, expansive, forthcoming, open, unreserved, gossipy, gossiping, garrulous, loquacious, voluble, verbose, effusive, gushing, glib
    informal mouthy, gabby, windy, gassy, talky
    British informal able to talk the hind legs off a donkey
    rare multiloquent, multiloquous
    1. 1.1 (of a conversation, letter, etc.) informal and lively.
      (谈话、信件等)不拘礼节的,轻松活泼的
      she wrote a chatty, cheerful letter to her mother
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its chatty, friendly style makes it an easy read and suitable for kids - in fact, that's probably the best audience for this book.
      • In the few days she spent in our house, she and my wife made friends, they wrote chatty letters to one another and exchanged recipes.
      • The instrumental and vocal processing is discursive, chatty, and rarely applied to any truly engaging effect.
      • A while back, I got a note from my friend Rebecca in Denver, one of the last people left on Earth who still sits down and writes a chatty letter.
      • It is lively and chatty but still manages to be thoughtful enough when it matters.
      • Despite the anticlimactic nature of the gig, the mood is cheerful and chatty.
      • Voters in Putney have received a chatty letter from Mr Brown all about the budget, without a word on his boss.
      • The book is chatty and informative, with good stories about things on the edge of one's mind that Hampton is able to bring into useful focus.
      • A flurry of letters to local newspapers all over the country triggered a steady flow of chatty reminiscences by letter, e-mail and phone.
      • She answers e-mails and writes a chatty, informative diary.
      • But a lot of people in the real world do get their information from readable, chatty documents.
      • The performances also seem improvised because the dialogue is fragmentary, tangential and chatty rather than goal-oriented.
      • Just as carefully, we utilised the same chatty tone in relaying the information.
      • On the negative side, the author's voice is too chatty and the dialogue is overly melodramatic.
      • Your review should be less friendly or chatty and more technical and serious than your previous writing.
      • Just keep rehearsing with the new words so it sounds friendly, cheery, and chatty.
      Synonyms
      conversational, gossipy, informal, casual, colloquial, familiar, friendly
      lively
      informal newsy

Derivatives

  • chattily

  • adverb ˈtʃatəliˈtʃædəli
    • She's written the book so earnestly and chattily, so it's good value, but every now and then Jenni is unintentionally hilarious and I just can't take her seriously.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The letter goes on to chattily talk about kids and work and surfing and fishing and the normalness of everyday life. There's nothing extraordinary about the language or the handwriting - even the paper is normal cream airmail stock.
      • ‘Someone was saying last night that cicadas breed underground,’ he said, chattily.
      • Instead of screaming, the woman said chattily, ‘When I felt that breeze, I went looking, because I just knew I hadn't left any windows open, not at this time of night, and I found some awful person had smashed my dining room window.
  • chattiness

  • nounˈtʃatɪnəsˈtʃædinəs
    • Key issues include the chattiness of people, how often cheery greetings are used and, on the downside, the extent of violent behaviour.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Strategies to discourage excessive chattiness must be developed.
      • I couldn't fault her for her chattiness; I'd only had conversations with her and Claire's friends so far, so I welcomed the conversation.
      • She appears to have no friends, in spite of her chattiness with strangers at a bus stop.
      • Despite the deceptive chattiness of his writing, he sweated over every line, often suffering from paralysing writers' block.

Rhymes

batty, bratty, catty, Cincinnati, Dolcelatte, fatty, flattie, Hattie, natty, patty, ratty, Satie, Scarlatti, scatty, Tati, tattie, tatty

Definition of chatty in US English:

chatty

adjectiveˈtʃædiˈCHadē
  • 1(of a person) fond of talking in an easy, informal way.

    (人)爱闲聊的

    the driver was very chatty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hygienist was pleasantly less chatty than hygienists of past visits.
    • He was so polite and chatty he was a pleasure to have in the restaurant.
    • Prince Andrew, who appeared relaxed and chatty as he sat in for half an hour of the programme, offered two tickets to Ascot with the winners entitled to access the royal enclosure.
    • If you're feeling chatty, talk to the bookshop staff.
    • You don't have to be the most outgoing or chatty person in the world because in student villages there are so many people that are in the same boat as you are and you have no choice but to start bonding.
    • Gorn's campaigning style is chatty and relaxed.
    • Pleasant and chatty, his warmth energises what he says.
    • They usually are chatty easy going guys with fun stories.
    • I'm chatty anyway but I probably get even more voluble.
    • This may be the beginning of the end of chatty Shelly.
    • The Bob we initially meet is a spunky, chatty extrovert who jumps into cars and prattles humorously to the drivers about music and her best friend and boy troubles.
    • ‘None that we can talk about’ opined the chairman, in an informal, chatty way.
    • The problem is that at first you can't really tell there's anything wrong with Adam - he's very chatty and he's very independent in lots of ways.
    • Lars is really talkative and chatty on the way backstage and as it begins to rain, we take refuge in Kate's car where I press play on the Dictaphone…
    • Not only were the aisles empty, and the checkout operator nice and chatty without being a complete airhead, I got a new CD while I was there.
    • I have also made new friends and whereas I used to be quiet and shy, I am now quite chatty.
    • Charlie is extremely nice and very much in the mould of Mr Chatterton, my old history teacher, in terms of his generally affable, laid-back, chatty nature.
    • She's good company - chatty and funny with a penchant for comedy accents - but becomes focused and a bit po-faced when the tape's running.
    • While both are extremely charming and friendly, when Michael looks at you, you feel included, he has a chatty, informal way of talking.
    • It must have taken me about ten minutes to select my favourite - and by that time, the chatty beautician had filed and buffed my fingernails, ready for painting.
    Synonyms
    talkative, communicative, expansive, forthcoming, open, unreserved, gossipy, gossiping, garrulous, loquacious, voluble, verbose, effusive, gushing, glib
    1. 1.1 (of a conversation, letter, etc.) informal and lively.
      (谈话、信件等)不拘礼节的,轻松活泼的
      she wrote a chatty, cheerful letter to her mother
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Just as carefully, we utilised the same chatty tone in relaying the information.
      • A while back, I got a note from my friend Rebecca in Denver, one of the last people left on Earth who still sits down and writes a chatty letter.
      • It is lively and chatty but still manages to be thoughtful enough when it matters.
      • Your review should be less friendly or chatty and more technical and serious than your previous writing.
      • The performances also seem improvised because the dialogue is fragmentary, tangential and chatty rather than goal-oriented.
      • Its chatty, friendly style makes it an easy read and suitable for kids - in fact, that's probably the best audience for this book.
      • But a lot of people in the real world do get their information from readable, chatty documents.
      • Despite the anticlimactic nature of the gig, the mood is cheerful and chatty.
      • On the negative side, the author's voice is too chatty and the dialogue is overly melodramatic.
      • Voters in Putney have received a chatty letter from Mr Brown all about the budget, without a word on his boss.
      • In the few days she spent in our house, she and my wife made friends, they wrote chatty letters to one another and exchanged recipes.
      • A flurry of letters to local newspapers all over the country triggered a steady flow of chatty reminiscences by letter, e-mail and phone.
      • The book is chatty and informative, with good stories about things on the edge of one's mind that Hampton is able to bring into useful focus.
      • Just keep rehearsing with the new words so it sounds friendly, cheery, and chatty.
      • The instrumental and vocal processing is discursive, chatty, and rarely applied to any truly engaging effect.
      • She answers e-mails and writes a chatty, informative diary.
      Synonyms
      conversational, gossipy, informal, casual, colloquial, familiar, friendly
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