chat 1 S2 / tʃæt / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

especially British English an informal friendly conversation

chat with

I’ve had a long chat with Vinnie.

chat about

a chat about the weather

She was enjoying their friendly little chat .

She used to drop in for a chat quite often.

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COLLOCATIONS

动词

have a chat We were just having a chat.

call in/round for a chat Are you free later if I call in for a chat?

meet up for a chat Sometimes we go to the cinema or just meet up for a chat.

enjoy a chat Most people enjoy a good chat.

形容词

a little chat Why don’t you call her and have a little chat.

a brief chat formal My manager said he wanted to have a brief chat with me.

a bit of a chat spoken BrE: Perhaps I could have a bit of a chat with him.

a long chat We sat down and had a long chat.

a friendly chat New students sometimes just need to have a friendly chat with someone.

a cosy chat (= a relaxed and usually private one ) I made some coffee and we had a cosy chat.

an informal chat Come and see me any time if you want an informal chat about jobs.

a private/confidential chat Have a confidential chat with the school nurse.

a quiet chat (= one that other people will not interrupt. ) Let’s go and have a quiet chat over lunch.

an online chat (= one had with someone over the internet ) With MSN you can have an online chat with your friends.