chat
chat1
(chatted, chatting)
chat someone up
chat2
noun
(chatted, chatting)
- [no obj.]talk in a friendly and informal way
闲聊
she chatted to her mother on the phone every day.
她每天打电话和母亲闲聊。
- an informal conversation
随意交谈；闲谈
he dropped in for a chat.
他顺道来访，闲谈了一番。
[mass noun]that's enough chat for tonight.
今晚就聊到这里吧。
- Middle English: shortening of chatter
chat someone up
- (informal)engage someone in flirtatious conversation
(非正式)与某人调情
- ■talk persuasively to someone, especially with a particular motive
（尤指有目的地）与某人攀谈
I chatted up the paper's editor, feigning interest in his anecdotes .
我故意和报纸编辑攀谈，假装对他的奇闻轶事很感兴趣。
chat2
noun
- [often in combination]a small Old World songbird of the thrush family, with a harsh call and typically with bold black, white, and buff or chestnut coloration
石（即鸟）。 参见 bushchat, stonechat, whinchat - Saxicola and other genera, family Turdidae: numerous species
石（即鸟）属及其他属，鸫科：众多种 参见 bushchat, stonechat, whinchat - [with modifier]any of a number of small songbirds with harsh calls
鸣禽 - a New World warbler that typically has a yellow or pink breast (genera Icteria and Granatellus, family Parulidae) an Australian songbird related to the honeyeaters, the male of which is either mainly yellow or boldly marked (genera Ephthianura and Ashbyia, family Ephthianuridae)
一种西半球鸣鸟，其胸多呈黄色或粉红色（大（即鸟）莺属，和（即鸟）莺属，森莺科） 一种澳大利亚鸣鸟，与蜜雀有亲缘关系，其雄性体色主要呈黄色或带有醒目斑点（澳（即鸟）属，和漠澳（即鸟）属，澳（即鸟）科）
- late 17th cent.: probably imitative of its call
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