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n.鸟鸣声,喋喋不休,慌张 vi.啭,鸟鸣,摆动 vt.嘁嘁喳喳地讲,抖动

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词形变化:

形容词:twittery 名词:twitterer 动词过去式:twittered 过去分词:twittered 现在分词:twittering 第三人称单数:twitters

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-er 表示“反复”的声音或动词

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/'twɪtə(r); `twɪtɚ/
v
1 [I, Ip] (of birds) make a series of light short sounds; chirp (指鸟)吱吱叫, 啁啾.
2 (infml 口)
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) (about sth) talk rapidly in an excited or a nervous way (激动地或紧张地)唧唧喳喳地说话
*Stop twittering! 别再唧唧喳喳地说了!
* What is he twittering (on) about? 他唧唧喳喳地说什么呢?
(b) [Tn] say (sth) in an excited or nervous way 激动地或紧张地说(某事)
*`It's so marvellous to see you!' she twittered. `见到你可太好啦!'她兴奋地说.

n [sing]
1 sound of chirping 吱吱的叫声; 啁啾声
*the twitter of sparrows 麻雀的叫声.
2 (infml 口) state of nervous excitement 激动; 兴奋; 紧张
*a twitter of suspense and anticipation 又担心又期望的纷乱心情.
3 (idm 习语) ,all of a `twitter (infml joc 口, 谑) nervous and excited 紧张而兴奋的
*We were all of a twitter on the wedding day. 举行婚礼的那一天, 我们都兴奋极了.