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chirp

noun
🔊/tʃɜːp/
🔊/tʃɜːrp/
(also chirrup)
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  1. a short high sound made by small birds and some insects吱喳叫；唧唧叫；发啁啾声
    • the chirp of birds/crickets鸟鸣/板球的鸣叫声
    Topics Birdsc2

chirp

verb
🔊/tʃɜːp/
🔊/tʃɜːrp/
(also chirrup)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they chirp
🔊/tʃɜːp/
🔊/tʃɜːrp/
he / she / it chirps
🔊/tʃɜːps/
🔊/tʃɜːrps/
past simple chirped
🔊/tʃɜːpt/
🔊/tʃɜːrpt/
past participle chirped
🔊/tʃɜːpt/
🔊/tʃɜːrpt/
-ing form chirping
🔊/ˈtʃɜːpɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtʃɜːrpɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (of small birds and some insects小鸟或某些昆虫) to make short high sounds吱喳叫；唧唧叫；发啁啾声
    • The sparrows/crickets were chirping.麻雀/板球在鸣叫。
    • Birds were chirping merrily in the trees.鸟儿在树上欢快地鸣叫。
  2. [intransitive, transitive] to speak in a lively and cheerful way轻松愉快地讲（话）；嘁嘁喳喳地说
    • + speech ‘I like comics!’ she chirped.我喜欢漫画！
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: imitative.