| 释义 |
chatterboxchat‧ter‧box /ˈtʃætəbɒks $ -tərbɑːks/ noun [countable]   - Cathy's a real chatterbox - she's very friendly, but all that talking can wear you out.
- He is undoubtedly the biggest chatterbox among the Cowboys and Steelers.
- London's chatterbox circles are a-buzz these days with the names of famous personalities who are supposed to have Aids.
- Rain was thinking that Barbara Coleman was not only a chatterbox but inclined to be dramatic, too.
- Soon, however, she confessed to finding Mrs Tillotson a fusspot and Alice a tiresome chatterbox.
- This is the chatterbox - out-talk it!
someone who talks a lot or too much► talkative someone who is talkative talks a lot: · The wine was making her more relaxed and talkative.· Somehow I always end up alone in a room with my talkative aunt. ► chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way: · Nobles is a chatty, energetic 55-year-old.· The nurses at the hospital were pleasant and chatty, and they made me feel less nervous. ► chatterbox informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot in a friendly way: · Cathy's a real chatterbox - she's very friendly, but all that talking can wear you out. ► can talk the hind leg off a donkey British /talks a blue streak American informal to talk a lot without stopping: · Once old Mulrooney got started there was no stopping him - that man could talk the hind leg off a donkey.· Annie had had too much to drink and was talking a blue streak. ► gossip someone who likes talking about other people's private lives and behaviour: · Don't tell him anything private - he's a terrible gossip.· The town gossips had been spreading rumours about Bruce for months. informal someone, especially a child, who talks too much |