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释义 | twitter (twɪtəʳ ) Word forms: twitters , twittering , twittered 1. verb When birds twitter, they make a lot of short high-pitched sounds. There were birds twittering in the eucalyptus trees. [VERB] ...a tree filled with twittering birds. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: chirrup, whistle, chatter, trill Twitter is also a noun. Naomi would waken to the twitter of birds. [+ of] 2. verb If you say that someone is twittering about something, you mean that they are speaking about silly or unimportant things, usually rather fast or in a high-pitched voice. They were twittering excitedly about their forthcoming holiday. [VERB + about] She laughs, blushes and twitters: 'Oh, doesn't Giles have just the most charming sense of humour?' [VERB with quote] |
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