1. chat vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊

chat to/with sb. (about sth.) = have a chat with sb. (about sth.) 与某人聊天，闲谈......

What were you chatting to him about? 你和他聊了些什麽?

I had a long chat with her (about her job).（关於她的工作）我和她聊了很久。

根据句子的意思在括号里填入所给词的适当形式或介词。

1. She often spends hours on the phone _______ (chat) to her friends.

2. We had a nice chat _______ (介词) a cup of tea.

【答案】1. chatting 2. over

2. eastward adv. 向东 adj. 向东的；朝东的eastward也作eastwards，副词，意为"向东"。-ward(s)是一个后缀, 意思是"朝着；向着；对着"。

They sailed eastward. 他们向东航行。

We couldn't decide whether to go eastward or westward.