| 释义 |
chelp, v. trans. and intr. dial.|tʃɛlp|
To chirp or squeak; to chatter. Also as n., chatter.
1820Clare Rural Life 126 She stands chelping 'bout the town. Ibid. 207 And sparrows chelp glad tidings from the eaves. 1891C. Wordsworth Rutland Words 7 Hold your chelp! c1909D. H. Lawrence Collier's Friday Night (1934) iii. 75, I'll stand no more of your chelp. 1913― Sons & Lovers iv. 59 Ha'e much more o' thy chelp..an' I'll rattle my fist about thee. 1959K. Waterhouse Billy Liar xii. 164 Don't go chelping back at her like you chelp at me. 1969D. Clark Death after Evensong ii. 42 Stop your chelping, Matthew. You don't know what you're talking about. |