| 单词 | to chirp it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto chirp it b. To talk in sprightly and lively tones, to give utterance to cheerful feelings. Also to chirp it and chirp up. U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > be cheerful [verb (intransitive)] > assume expression of cheerful liveliness > speak in lively and cheerful tones chirp1648 chirrup1775 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. E He chirpt for joy, to see himself disceav'd. 1664 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 38 As when you may remember wee chirpt it sometimes in Duke Street. 1823 C. Lamb South-sea House in Elia 7 How would he chirp, and expand, over a muffin. 1887 H. Caine Son of Hagar I. i. ii. 40 They're chirming and chirping like as many sparrows. 1897 R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 35 Mis' Meredith is chirpin' up a'ready. < as lemmas |
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