| 单词 | chirp |
| 释义 | chirp (once / 1532 pages) nv A chirp is the short, high sound a bird makes. The chirps of the robins at your bird feeder through the open window might drive your cat crazy. Birds chirp — you could also say they tweet, twitter, cheep, and warble — and some insects chirp too. An extremely cheerful person also chirps: "The overly enthusiastic tour guide chirps happily as the bus moves through the city." Chirp may have developed as an imitation of the sound itself, or it may stem from the Middle English chirken, "twitter," which is rooted in the Old English cearcian, "to creak." WORD FAMILYchirp: chirped, chirping, chirps, chirpy+/chirpy: chirpiness USAGE EXAMPLESThere was some chirping between the two before the game, and they really mixed it up on the field during the game. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Many of these pieces share an instrumental signature—sixteenth notes in the strings, oboes chirping above. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Scientists learned this year, and you’ve never heard a more beautiful chirp. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n a sharp sound made by small birds or insects Hypo|Hyper tweet a weak chirping sound as of a small bird sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 2v make high-pitched sounds the birds were chirping in the bushes Syn|Hypo|Hyper cheep, chirrup, peep chitter, twitter make high-pitched sounds, as of birds emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 3v sing in modulation Syn|Hyper tweedle sing produce tones with the voice |
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