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单词 twitter
释义
twitter
verb
uk
/ˈtwɪt.ər/us
/ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/

twitterverb(BIRD)

[I]
(of abird) to make aseriesofshort, highsounds:
（鸟）鸣啭，啁啾
I waswokenup by abirdtwittering justoutsidemywindow.一大早我就被窗外一只叽叽喳喳的小鸟弄醒了。
The onlysoundswere thebirdstwittering andchirpingin thetrees.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) sounds
  • baa
  • bleat
  • buzzy
  • caterwauling
  • chatter
  • cockcrow
  • coo
  • cry
  • hee-haw
  • honk
  • howling
  • miaow
  • moo
  • peep
  • purr
  • quack
  • squeak
  • trill
  • trumpet
  • warble
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twitterverb(PERSON)

[I]
totalkquicklyandnervouslyin a highvoice, saying very little ofimportanceorinterest:
叽叽喳喳地说话
She comes in here when I'mtryingtoworkand just twittersonabout nothing.我在工作时她进来了，叽叽喳喳地尽给我讲一些鸡毛蒜皮的事。
Theoldladieswere twittering in thereceptionarea.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ways of talking
  • beg the questionidiom
  • blah
  • blether
  • blither
  • coo
  • declaim
  • declamatory
  • gabble
  • loose
  • mumble
  • pipe
  • ramble
  • rattle on/away
  • stage whisper
  • talk trashidiom
  • throwyourvoiceidiom
  • trash
  • trill
  • word salad
  • yak
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twitterverb(SOCIAL MEDIA)

[IorT](alsoTwitter)
topublishashortremarkorpieceofinformationon thesocialmediaserviceTwitter:
I twittered during theraceso that mygirlfriendknewwhere I was and so thatpeopleathomecouldfollowme.
People have Twittered thebirthoftheirchildren, getting intocollegeand haveevenproposedmarriage.
Synonym
tweet
More examples
  • He says he had anuglyrun-inwith aracistat theairportand twittered that he woulddieif he had tolivein thecity.
  • Theybegandiscussingsomething that one of thefriendsTwittered thatafternoon, as ifpickingup aconversationin themiddle.
  • We're all Twittering the same thing,tryingto get as muchinformationout there aspossible.
  • Since the showfinishedrecording, she has been twittering on-line but makes nomentionof herformerbeau.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Internet terminology
  • above/below the foldidiom
  • address bar
  • affiliate link
  • affiliate marketing
  • all-you-can-eat
  • domain name
  • internet
  • internet café
  • internet-enabled
  • interweb
  • IP
  • keyboard warrior
  • podcast
  • refresh
  • shopping basket
  • unlike
  • upvote
  • user experience
  • utility computing
  • UX
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twitter
noun[UorC]
uk
/ˈtwɪt.ər/us
/ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/
aseriesofshort, highsoundsmade by abird:
Weheardthefainttwitter ofbirds.
The twitters andchirpsfrom the treetopsgrewlouder.
More examples
  • I waswokenby the twitter ofbirds.
  • Sheplayedme the tape-recorded twitter of awarbler.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal (non-human) sounds
  • baa
  • bleat
  • buzzy
  • caterwauling
  • chatter
  • cockcrow
  • coo
  • cry
  • hee-haw
  • honk
  • howling
  • miaow
  • moo
  • peep
  • purr
  • quack
  • squeak
  • trill
  • trumpet
  • warble
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Twitter
noun[U]
trademark
uk
/ˈtwɪt.ər/us
/ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/
thenameof asocialmediaservicewherepeopleororganizationscanpublishshortremarksorpiecesofinformation, and where you canseeinformationpublishedbypeopleororganizationsthat youchoose:
I alwaysreadhercolumn, and IfollowheronTwitter.我一直读她的专栏，还在推特上跟随她。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Internet terminology
  • above/below the foldidiom
  • address bar
  • affiliate link
  • affiliate marketing
  • all-you-can-eat
  • domain name
  • internet
  • internet café
  • internet-enabled
  • interweb
  • IP
  • keyboard warrior
  • podcast
  • refresh
  • shopping basket
  • unlike
  • upvote
  • user experience
  • utility computing
  • UX
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(Definition oftwitterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
twitter
verb[I]
uk
/ˈtwɪt.ər/us
/ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/

twitterverb[I](BIRD)

(of abird) to make aseriesofshort, highsounds
（鸟）鸣啭，啁啾
I waswokenup by abirdtwittering justoutsidemywindow.一大早我就被窗外一只叽叽喳喳的小鸟弄醒了。

twitterverb[I](PERSON)

totalkquicklyandnervouslyin a highvoice, saying very little ofimportanceorinterest
叽叽喳喳地说话
She comes in here when I'mtryingtoworkand just twittersonabout nothing.我在工作时她进来了，叽叽喳喳地尽给我讲一些鸡毛蒜皮的事。
Twitter
noun[U]
trademark
uk
/ˈtwɪt.ər/us
/ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/
thenameof awebsitewherepeopleororganizationscanpublishshortremarksorpiecesofinformation, and where you canseeinformationpublishedbypeopleororganizationsthat youchoose
推特网站
I alwaysreadhercolumn, and IfollowheronTwitter.我一直读她的专栏，还在推特上跟随她。

Twitter| Business English

Twitter
noun[U]
COMMUNICATIONS,INTERNETtrademark
uk
us
thenameof asocialnetworkingsiteon theinternetforcommunicatingwithpeoplequickly
See also
Tweet
(Definition ofTwitterfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftwitter

twitter
The vulture makes twittering noises.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is completely incomprehensible to others who hear a somewhat disembodied, sepulchral twittering which emanates from the earphones of those machines.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There may be birds, bees and butterflies all twittering around on the can, yet inside there will be a chlorofluorocarbon propellant.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It will not prevent people from snoring, nor prevent the sparrows from twittering.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Others are reduced totwitterby this and prefer heavier disguises.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
All these little excuses, moans and twitters of apprehension are not what the debate is about, and they are not worthy of the main argument.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We do not hear even atwitterfrom him on the subject.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Twitterhad approximately ninety-eight percent uptime in 2007 (or about six full days of downtime).
From
Wikipedia
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The call is a distinctive "twit", from which derives its name, and the song contains fast trills and twitters.
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Within the group they communicate with bird-liketwitterand high whistles.
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Noted for their songs in flight, swallows ("tsubame") mid-spring, twittering ("saezuri"): all spring.
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The twittering in the title refers to the open-beaked birds, while the machine is illustrated by the crank.
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Twitterfunctioned as a live newsfeed for other domestic and international activists as well as international media organizations.
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You can follow the progress of camp from a distance via theirtwitter.
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Twitter's simplicity and electronic data handling required small administrative effort and turned out to be a useful tool for evaluating a course formatively.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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