twit

FREQ #20311

vt. 责难, 愚弄, 嘲笑 n. 谴责, 责骂, 嘲笑

发音

US /twɪt/
其它
UK /twɪt/
US /tʰw̥ɪt/
UK /tʰw̥ɪt/

词形变化

twits 复数 twits 三单 twits twitted twittedst twitteth twitting twitting 现在分词 twitted 过去式 twitted 过去分词 twittest twittedst 过去式 twitteth 三单 twitted 复数

别名

twite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing manner.

  2. 2.

    An annoying or foolish person.

    非正式
  3. 3.

    A person who chatters or gossips inanely; a chatterer, a gossip or gossiper; also, a person who divulges private information about others or is indiscreet; a tattletale.

    爱尔兰 古体 方言
  4. 1.

    A short, high-pitched call of a small bird, or a similar sound made by something else; a cheep, a chirp, a tweet.

  5. 1.

    Chiefly in the form in a twit: clipping of twitter (“a state of excitement or nervousness”).

    美国 非正式
  6. 1.

    Clipping of twitter (“a knot or other defect in a thread or yarn which hinders spinning or weaving”).

    苏格兰 古体 商务 工程
v.
  1. 1.

    To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).

    及物
  2. 2.

    To criticize or disapprove of (something), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.

    古体 及物
  3. 3.

    To ignore or kill file (a user on a bulletin board system).

    及物 计算机 工程 数学
  4. 4.

    Followed by it: to speak or write (something) in a taunting or teasing manner.

    废旧 及物
  5. 5.

    To blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.

    不及物 及物
  6. 6.

    To be indiscreet; to gossip.

    方言 不及物
interj.
  1. 1.

    Used to represent the short, high-pitched call of a small bird, or a similar sound made by something else: cheep, tweet.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

taunting twerp taunt twirp

上位词 5

simple provocation simpleton irritation aggravation
动词

同义词 10

ride bait rally tease rag cod taunt tantalize tantalise razz

上位词 2

mock bemock

下位词 10

kid josh jolly banter scoff barrack chaff flout jeer gibe

相关短语

twit list upper-class twit

词源

PIE word *h₂éd The verb is an apheretic form of atwite (“(obsolete) to blame, reproach”), from Middle English atwiten (“to attribute (something) to someone; to blame (something) on someone; to accuse or charge (someone) with something; to speak ill of; to taunt”), from Old English ætwītan (“to blame, reproach; to censure, upbraid; to taunt”), from æt- (prefix meaning ‘at, near; toward’) + wītan (“to accuse; to blame, reproach”) (from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to punish; to torment; to know; to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”)). Piecewise doublet of advise. The noun is probably derived from the verb, although it is attested in print earlier.

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