chit 英 [tʃɪt]   美 [tʃɪt]

chit

chit  英 [tʃɪt] 美 [tʃɪt]

n. 芽;便条;毛头姑娘  vi. 摘去芽 

名词复数:chits 

After spending an hour in his shop drinking coffee and engaging in idle chit-chat, he decided, after consulting with his wife, to invite me upstairs for dinner with his family. 在他的商店喝咖啡闲聊度过一个小时之后他在征得妻子的同意后确定邀请我到楼上与他的家人一起共进晚餐。
Sure, sometimes they’re good, but most of the time they’re boring, full of chit-chat or useless information, and really can be accomplished through a simple email or phone call. 当然,有时候它们也有好处,但更多的时候它们都是无聊的,全是扯淡或者没用的信息,简单一个电子邮件或电话就能取而代之。

  • A chit is a tab or an IOU, a record of money owed. Your neighborhood deli might give you a chit the end of each week, letting you know how much you owe for your daily bagels.
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  • n. 芽;便条;毛头姑娘
  • vi. 摘去芽
  • 1. After spending an hour in his shop drinking coffee and engaging in idle chit-chat, he decided, after consulting with his wife, to invite me upstairs for dinner with his family.

    在他的商店喝咖啡闲聊度过一个小时之后他在征得妻子的同意后确定邀请我到楼上与他的家人一起共进晚餐。

  • 2. Sure, sometimes they’re good, but most of the time they’re boring, full of chit-chat or useless information, and really can be accomplished through a simple email or phone call.

    当然,有时候它们也有好处,但更多的时候它们都是无聊的,全是扯淡或者没用的信息,简单一个电子邮件或电话就能取而代之。

  • 3. You know, when you just like somebody and want to hang out. Have a beer, chit chat, grab something to eat and watch the world unfolding in front of you, enjoyable second after enjoyable second.

    你知道的,就比如你喜欢某个人,想和他(她)呆在一起,喝杯啤酒,聊会天,随便吃点什么,一起观察着展现眼前的世间百态,享受着无尽的愉悦时光。

  • chit (n.1) "a short letter, note," 1776, short for chitty (1690s), from Mahrati (Hindi) chitthi "letter, note, memorandum," from Sanskrit chitra-s "distinctively marked" (see cheetah).
  • chit (n.2) "small child," 1620s, originally "young of an animal" (late 14c.), of uncertain origin; perhaps a playful deformation of kitten, but Middle English Dictionary compares Old High German kizzin "kid" and Century Dictionary mentions Old English cið "a shoot, sprout, sprig."
chit / tʃɪt ; NAmE tʃɪt / noun ( BrE) 1 a short written note, signed by sb, showing an amount of money that is owed, or giving sb permission to do sth 欠账字据;欠条;(允许某人去做某事的)便条 2 ( old-fashioned, disapproving) a young woman or girl, especially one who is thought to have no respect for older people (尤指对长辈无礼的)毛丫头;不知礼的年轻女子 chit chits chit / tʃɪt ; NAmE tʃɪt /
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