pitter-patter

英 [ˈpɪtə pætə(r)]

美 [ˈpɪtər pætər]

n.  劈；啪啪声；连续急速的轻击声；雨声；类似下雨的声
adv.  拍挞拍挞地

现在分词：pitter-pattering　过去式：pitter-pattered　第三人称单数：pitter-patters　过去分词：pitter-pattered　

英英释义

noun

• a series of rapid tapping sounds
  1. she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house

verb

• make light, rapid and repeated sounds
  1. gently pattering rain
  Synonym:patter
• rain gently
  1. It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick
  Synonym:sprinklespitspatterpatter

adv

• describing a rhythmic beating
  1. his heart went pit-a-pat
  Synonym:pit-a-patpitty-pattypitty-pat
• as of footsteps
  1. he came running pit-a-pat down the hall
  Synonym:pit-a-patpitty-pattypitty-pat

双语例句

• Oh, listen to the falling rain& pitter-patter.
  哦，听那雨声，噼哩啪啦。
• Making pitter-patter sounds on my glass window.
  在玻璃窗上弄出噼里啪啦的声音。
• They ran, pitter-patter, along the hall to the door.
  他们沿着门厅劈里啪啦地向门跑去。
• The rain went pitter-patter.
  雨声淅沥。
• I felt quite agreeable nothing more than sitting alone and blankly listening to pitter-patter outside.
  只是一个人听着雨呆呆地坐在那儿，就觉得很惬意。