柯林斯词典
1. V-I When birds twitter, they make a lot of short high-pitched sounds. 吱吱喳喳地叫
There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees. 桉树上鸟儿在吱吱喳喳地叫。
...a tree filled with twittering birds. ...枝头上落满了啁啾鸟雀的一棵树。
2. N-UNCOUNT Twitter is also a noun. 吱吱喳喳的叫声[usu N 'of' n]
Naomi would waken to the twitter of birds. 娜奥米会被鸟儿吱吱喳喳的叫声吵醒。
3. V-I If you say that someone is twittering about something, you mean that they are speaking about silly or unimportant things, usually somewhat fast or in a high-pitched voice. 嘁嘁喳喳地说
...debutantes twittering excitedly about Christian Dior dresses. ...正嘁嘁喳喳兴奋地议论着克里斯汀·迪奥女装的初入社交界的年轻女性们。
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twitter /ˈtwɪtə/ (twittering,twittered,twitters)
剑桥词典
twitter verb [I] (BIRD)
(of a bird ) to make a series of short , high sounds
(鸟)鸣啭,啁啾
I was woken up by a bird twittering just outside my window . 一大早我就被窗外一只叽叽喳喳的小鸟弄醒了。
twitter verb [I] (PERSON)
to talk quickly and nervously in a high voice , saying very little of importance or interest
叽叽喳喳地说话
She comes in here when I'm trying to work and just twitters on about nothing. 我在工作时她进来了,叽叽喳喳地尽给我讲一些鸡毛蒜皮的事。 返回 twitter