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pit-a-pat

noun
🔊/ˌpɪt ə ˈpæt/
🔊/ˌpɪt ə ˈpæt/
(also pitter-patter)
[singular]
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  1. the sound of quick light steps or beats 扑扑的响声；噼啪声；哒哒声
    • I could hear the pit-a-pat of feet in the corridor.我能听见走廊上啪哒啪哒的脚步声。🔊🔊
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pit-a-pat

adverb
🔊/ˌpɪt ə ˈpæt/
🔊/ˌpɪt ə ˈpæt/
(also pitter-patter)
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  1. with quick light steps or beats 扑扑的响声；噼啪声；哒哒声
    • Her heart went pit-a-pat.她心里扑扑直跳。🔊🔊
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: imitative of alternating sounds.