Chat somebody up是指“说甜言蜜语”。

我们来看下面的例句:

My boyfriend always chats me up.
我的男朋友总是跟我说甜言蜜语。

Chat with 是指与某人倾谈,例如:

James likes chatting with his classmates during recess.
詹姆士喜欢在休息的时候与同学闲谈。

另外,我们用 chat about 带出闲谈的话题。例如:

We chatted about Andy's performance in his concert. It was marvelous!
我们谈及安蒂在演唱会上的表现,真的十分精彩!

至于我们今天讲到的chat up,主要是指用甜言蜜语与异性搭讪聊天。如:

Tom always chats Mary up to leave a good impression on her.
汤姆时常用甜言蜜语与玛丽聊天,为了给她留下一个美好的印象。