natter

• vi. 嘮叨；瞎扯；抱怨
• n. 閑聊；抱怨

擬聲詞。比較chatter,mutter.

natter (v.)

"grumble, chatter aimlessly, nag," 1829, northern England dialect variant of gnatter "to chatter, grumble," earlier (18c.) "to nibble away," probably of echoic origin. Related: Nattered; nattering. As a noun, 1866, from the verb.

1. His mother would natter to anyone.

他媽媽跟隨便哪個人都會說個不停。

來自柯林斯例句

2. You natter all day long at the hospital.

你在醫院白話了一整天。

來自柯林斯例句

3. What's the topic of conversation when a group of new mums get together for a natter?

一群年輕的媽媽聚在一起聊天時會聊什麽呢？

來自柯林斯例句

4. If something dramatic has happened during the day, we'll sit and natter about it.

如果白天發生了什麽出人意料的事情，我們就會坐下來聊聊。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Conservative politicians in particular like to natter on about family values.

保守派的政客們尤其喜歡對家庭價值觀談個不休.

來自互聯網