单词 | uptalk |
释义 | uptalk[ uhp-tawk ] / ˈʌpˌtɔk / nouna rise in pitch at the end usually of a declarative sentence, especially if habitual: often represented in writing by a question mark as in Hi, I'm here to read the meter? Origin of uptalkFirst recorded in 1990–95; up- + talk. Uptalk was first noted especially among teenage girls and young women, though it is used among the general population Words nearby uptalkupswell, upswept, upswing, upsy-daisy, uptake, uptalk, uptear, up-tempo, upter, up the creek, up the river Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for uptalkuptalk / (ˈʌpˌtɔːk) / nouna style of speech in which every sentence ends with a rising tone, as if the speaker is always asking a question Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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