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单词 twitter
释义
twitter1 verbtwitter2 noun
twittertwit‧ter1 /ˈtwɪtə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtwitter1
Origin:
1300-1400 From the sound
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
twitter
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytwitter
he, she, ittwitters
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytwittered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave twittered
he, she, ithas twittered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad twittered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill twitter
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have twittered
Continuous Form
PresentIam twittering
he, she, itis twittering
you, we, theyare twittering
PastI, he, she, itwas twittering
you, we, theywere twittering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been twittering
he, she, ithas been twittering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been twittering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be twittering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been twittering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Birds twitter outside the open window as the nuns scrutinise each graph and diligently take notes.
  • Let's hope it helps Rita see Anthony for the twittering twerp he is.
  • Near-by, across the river, a lark had begun to twitter and climb.
  • On the video footage, which was shot by investigators the spring after the nightmare, birds twitter.
  • The larks went up, twittering in the scented air above the down.
  • They were very low, twittering all round us, all flying in the same direction, low and happy.
  • When the electronic ambience washed in, the saxophone and drums twittered anxiously.
word sets
WORD SETS
auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=makes short high sounds)· Birds chirped to one another from different branches of the tree.
1if a bird twitters, it makes a lot of short high sounds2to talk about unimportant and silly things, usually very quickly and nervously in a high voice3to send a short message using the social networking service Twitter
twitter1 verbtwitter2 noun
twittertwitter2 noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Little Billy heard him talking to the robin in a kind of curious twitter.
  • Usually rather subdued piping or twittering calls, flocks often keeping up a conversational twitter.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=makes short high sounds)· Birds chirped to one another from different branches of the tree.
1[singular] the short high sounds that birds make2be all of a twitter (also be in a twitter) British English to be excited and nervous:  She’s been all of a twitter since her daughter’s engagement.
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