chirm

n. 鸟鸣声 v. (鸟)吱喳叫, 唱

发音

/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/

词形变化

chirms 复数 chirmed chirming chirms 三单 chirms chirming 现在分词 chirmed 过去式 chirmed 过去分词

别名

churm churme

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.

    废旧

词源

From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”). The noun is from Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċearm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”).

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