no obj.
1- talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters喋喋不休; 饶舌; 唠叨：
she was chattering about her holiday.
她喋喋不休谈论着她的假期。
1.1
- (of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short quick high-pitched sounds发出短促的尖声; （鸟）啁啾; （猴子）吱吱叫; （机器）嘎嘎作响。
1.2
- (of a person's teeth) click repeatedly together, typically from cold or fear（人的牙齿）打战。
mass noun
1- incessant trivial talk喋喋不休; 唠叨：
a stream of idle chatter.
一连串无聊的唠叨。
1.1
- a series of short quick high-pitched sounds短促的尖声：
the chatter of a typewriter.
打字机的嗒嗒声。
1.2
- undesirable vibration in a mechanism（机械中的）震动, 颤动：
the wipers should operate without chatter.
这种雨刮工作时应该不会抖动。
短语
the chattering classes
- derogatory educated people, especially those in academic, artistic, or media circles, considered as a social group given to the expression of liberal opinions about society and culture〈贬〉喋喋阶级（受过教育的人士, 尤指学术界、艺术界或媒体人士, 习惯于发表有关社会和文化的自由主义见解）。
派生词
chattery
adjective词源
Middle English: imitative.