chitter

vi. (美)闲谈, 聊天, (英)(非正式)冷得发抖

发音

UK /ˈtʃɪtə/
US /ˈt͡ʃɪtɚ/

词形变化

chitters 复数 chittered chittering chitters 三单 chitters chittering 现在分词 chittered 过去式 chittered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of chitterling.

    方言
v.
  1. 1.

    To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.

    It was a beautifully sunny day and beetles could be heard chittering loudly in the rose garden by the side of the path made out of antique bricks.

  2. 2.

    To shiver or chatter with cold.

    苏格兰 废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

twitter

上位词 4

peep chirp cheep chirrup

词源

From Middle English chiteren, chitren, cheteren. Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.

来源：wiktionary