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chat

Word family
chat1 /tʃæt/ ●●○ verb (chatted, chatting) [intransitiveI]  
1 (also chat away) especially British EnglishBrETALK TO somebody to talk in a friendly informal way, especially about things that are not important 闲聊,闲谈,聊天
 John and I sat up until the early hours chatting.
我和约翰聊到凌晨才睡。
chat with/to
 Mary was there, chatting to her mother.
玛丽也在,和她母亲闲聊。
chat about
 Susie chatted away about her social life.
苏茜聊起了她的社交生活。
2. to communicate with several people in a chat room on the Internet 〔在网上聊天室里〕聊天
3chat somebody ↔ up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informalTALK TO somebody to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them 搭讪,与调情
 I spent the evening chatting up Liz.
我整晚都在和利兹调情。
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nGRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbs
Chat is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them:
The boys were chatting.
You can also say:
The boys were chatting with each other.
He was chatting with the boys.
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chat2 ●●○ noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
1especially British EnglishBrETALK TO somebody an informal friendly conversation 闲谈,聊天
chat with
 I’ve had a long chat with Vinnie.
我和文尼聊了好一会儿。
chat about
 a chat about the weather
聊天气
 She was enjoying their friendly little chat.
她很喜欢他们那种友好的闲聊。
 She used to drop in for a chat quite often.
她以前常常会过来聊聊天。
backchat
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
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.
adjectives
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 British EnglishBrE:
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.
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From Longman Business Dictionary
chatchat /tʃæt/ verb [intransitiveI]
COMPUTINGto have a conversation with other people on the Internet by typing in your words
Chatting is one of the most popular activities on the Internet.
chat noun [uncountableU]
Chat has its own jargon which is not used in other forms of English.
Origin chat2
(1400-1500) chatter

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