The women were chatting...是什么意思？

The women were chatting...

女人们在聊天。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

women

n. 女人(woman的复数)，堂客，红粉；

例句
One in eight women lives in an abusive relationship.
每八位女性中就有一位遭受伴侣的虐待。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

chatting

n. 闲谈，聊天；v. 聊天( chat的现在分词 )，闲谈，闲聊，参加网络闲聊；

例句
I was chatting to him the other day...
前几天我和他聊了一阵。