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单词 chirp
释义 chirp
I. \ˈchərp, -ə̄p\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to make a usually repetitive short sharp sound (as of small birds or crickets) : chirrup
 < grasshoppers chirping and birds singing — G.B.Shaw >
2. : to make a sound imitating or resembling the chirping of a bird especially in speaking
 < someone turned on the water down the hall and all the second floor faucets chirped at once — Nelson Algren >
transitive verb
: to say or utter with a sound of chirping
 < wait until the boldest chirps: “It was tonight, dear, wasn't it?” — Arcibald MacLeish >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a short sharp note natural to some birds or insects (as crickets) : chirrup
2. : a sound imitating or resembling a chirp
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