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natter noun /ˈnætə(r)/ /ˈnætər/ [singular] (British English, informal)- a long and friendly conversation, especially about unimportant things唠叨；闲聊 synonym chat (1)
- to have a good natter好好聊聊
natter verb /ˈnætə(r)/ /ˈnætər/ [intransitive] (informal)- to talk for a long time, especially about unimportant things 唠叨；闲聊synonym chat
- I can’t stand here nattering—I’ve got work to do.我不能站在这里闲聊——我有工作要做。
- natter away/on We nattered away for hours.我们聊了几个小时。
- natter (away/on) about something What are you two nattering on about?你们两个在聊什么？
词源early 19th cent. (in the dialect sense ‘grumble, fret’): imitative.
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