twitter

英 [ˈtwɪtə(r)]

美 [ˈtwɪtər]

v.  (鸟)唧啾，吱喳，啁啾; 唧唧喳喳地说话
n.  (鸟的)唧啾声，吱吱叫声; 兴奋; 紧张; 激动

过去式：twittered　现在分词：twittering　第三人称单数：twitters　复数：twitters　过去分词：twittered　

BNC.26239 / COCA.29161

牛津词典

verb

• （鸟）唧啾，吱喳，啁啾
  when birds twitter , they make a series of short high sounds
• 唧唧喳喳地说话
  to talk quickly in a high excited voice, especially about sth that is not very important

noun

• （鸟的）唧啾声，吱吱叫声
  a series of short high sounds that birds make
• 兴奋；紧张；激动
  a state of nervous excitement

柯林斯词典

• VERB (鸟)吱喳，唧啾
  When birdstwitter, they make a lot of short high-pitched sounds.
  1. There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees.
     桉树上鸟儿在吱吱喳喳地叫。
  2. ...a tree filled with twittering birds.
     枝头落满了啁啾鸟雀的树
  3. Twitteris also a noun.
     
  4. Naomi would waken to the twitter of birds.
     娜奥米会被鸟儿吱吱喳喳的叫声唤醒。
• VERB 嘁嘁喳喳地说
  If you say that someoneis twittering aboutsomething, you mean that they are speaking about silly or unimportant things, usually rather fast or in a high-pitched voice.
  1. ...debutantes twittering excitedly about Christian Dior dresses...
     嘁嘁喳喳兴奋地谈论着克里斯汀·迪奥女装的初入社交界的富家小姐们
  2. She laughs, blushes and twitters: 'Oh, doesn't Giles have just the most charming sense of humour?'
     她羞赧地笑了，尖声细气地说道：“哦，难道贾尔斯的幽默感不正是特招人喜欢的那种吗？”

英英释义

noun

• a series of chirps
  Synonym:chirrup

verb

• make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
  Synonym:chitter

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