单词 | patter |
释义 | patter n[U] rapid and often glib speech used by a comedian, conjuror or salesman (滑稽演员、 变戏法者或推销员的)顺口溜 You have to learn to resist the sales patter. 你可得学乖点, 不要轻信推销员的那套话. patter, v 1 [Tn] say or repeat (prayers, etc) in a rapid mechanical way 喋喋地重复(祷告等). 2 [I] talk quickly or glibly 快速地说; 喋喋不休地说. patter n 1 [sing] sound of quick light steps or taps 轻快的脚步声或拍打声 the patter of rain on a roof 雨点打在屋顶的啪嗒声 the patter of footsteps 急速的脚步声. 2 (idm 习语) the patter of tiny `feet (joc 谑) (used to refer to a baby that sb is going to or might be going to have 用以指即将出生的婴儿) the sound of young children in a home 家中小儿的声音 She can´t wait for the patter of tiny feet. 她巴不得婴儿早日出生. patter, v 1 [I] make this sound 发出轻快的脚步声或拍打声 rain pattering on the window panes 雨点啪嗒啪嗒地打在窗户上. 2 (phr v) patter along, down, etc (sth) walk quickly in the specified direction with light footsteps 以轻快的脚步沿某方向走 She pattered along (the corridor) in her bare feet. 她赤著脚轻快地走过(走廊). |
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