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To chunter is to talk for a long time, usually in a low, way, about something that is not very interesting — a small complaint, a worry, a story with no end. British informal. People often say chunter on or chunter away. It can feel more like grumbling than like a real conversation, though it is milder than a row. You will hear it in the UK; it is rare in American English, where drone on or is more likely. It is not a compliment, but it is not a very sharp insult either — more ‘oh, there they go again.’
碎碎念、唸個沒完(偏英式)
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
chunterverb/ˈtʃʌn.tə/
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dialectalTo speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.
- Ron continued to chunter under his breath all the way down the street.
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dialectalTo grumble, complain.
- Since she had another seat and was quite comfortable, we smiled and let her chunter.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。