| [/ˈtwɪtə(r); ˋtwɪtɚ/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ip] (of birds) make a series of light short sounds; chirp （指鸟）吱吱叫, 啁啾. 用法:
2 (infml) (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? 他唧唧喳喳地说什麽呢?
(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. twitter 2
n [sing] 用法:
1 sound of chirping 吱吱的叫声; 啁啾声:
the twitter of sparrows 麻雀的叫声. 用法:
2 (infml) 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. 用法:
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. |