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1 [I, Ip] (of birds) make a series of light short sounds; chirp (指鳥)吱吱叫, 啁啾.
2 (infml 口)
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (on) (about sth) talk rapidly in an excited or a nervous way (激動地或緊張地)唧唧喳喳地說話
Stop twittering! 別再唧唧喳喳地說了!
What is he twittering (on) about? 他唧唧喳喳地說什麼呢?
(b) [Tn] say (sth) in an excited or nervous way 激動地或緊張地說(某事)
`It's so marvellous to see you!' she twittered. `見到你可太好啦!'她興奮地說. twitter, n [sing]
1 sound of chirping 吱吱的叫聲; 啁啾聲
the twitter of sparrows 麻雀的叫聲.
2 (infml 口) state of nervous excitement 激動; 興奮; 緊張
a twitter of suspense and anticipation 又擔心又期望的紛亂心情.
3 (idm 習語) ,all of a `twitter (infml joc 口, 謔) nervous and excited 緊張而興奮的
We were all of a twitter on the wedding day. 舉行婚禮的那一天, 我們都興奮極了.
??? 情景例句
I never slept.
我總睡不著。
Repentance is good, but innocence is better.
悔罪雖好,無罪更佳。
Yes, I have. His temperature seems to be all right.