| 单词 | patter |
| 释义 | patter patter1 /pat"euhr/, v.i. 1. to make a rapid succession of light taps: Raindrops patter on the windowpane. 2. to move or walk lightly or quickly: The child pattered across the room. v.t. 3. to cause to patter. 4. to spatter with something. n. 5. a rapid succession of light tapping sounds: the steady patter of rain on the tin roof. 6. the act of pattering. [1605-15; PAT1 + -ER6] Syn. 1. pat, beat, rap pelt. patter2 —patterer, paterist, n. /pat"euhr/, n. 1. meaningless, rapid talk; mere chatter; gabble. 2. the usually glib and rapid speech or talk used by a magician while performing, a barker at a circus or sideshow, a comedian or other entertainer, a vendor of questionable wares, or the like; stylized or rehearsed talk used to attract attention, entertain, etc. 3. amusing lines delivered rapidly by an entertainer or performer, as in a comic routine or in a song. 4. the jargon or cant of any class, group, etc. v.i. 5. to talk glibly or rapidly, esp. with little regard to meaning; chatter. 6. to repeat a paternoster or other prayer in a rapid, mechanical way. v.t. 7. to recite or repeat (prayers, verses, etc.) in a rapid, mechanical way. 8. to repeat or say rapidly or glibly. [1375-1425; ME pateren to say the paternoster, pray mechanically; see PATER] patter3 /pat"euhr/, n. a person or thing that pats. [PAT1 + -ER1] |
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