英：[ˈpɪtə pætə(r)]
美：[ˈpɪtər pætər]
pitter-patter如何读
pitter-patter是什么意思
- n.劈啪声(雨声）
pitter-patter自然拼读
pit·ter-pat·ter
pI tr pae tr
pitter-patter变形
pitter-patters, pitter-pattering, pitter-pattered
pitter-patter英英释义
Noun
1. a series of rapid tapping sounds;
"she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
Verb
1. rain gently;
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
2. make light, rapid and repeated sounds;
"gently pattering rain"
Adverb
1. as of footsteps;
"he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
2. describing a rhythmic beating;
"his heart went pit-a-pat"
pitter-patter词源中文解释
15世纪初，“单词的快速重复”，来自 patter（v.2）的押韵重复。1670年代，“交替的轻敲声”，来自 patter（v.1）。作为这个意义上的动词，从1708年开始使用。请参考 pit-a-pat。
pitter-patter词源英文解释
reduplication of patter >entry 4
The first known use of pitter-patter was in the 15th century
pitter-patter儿童词典英英释义
pituitary glandnoun
a small oval endocrine organ located at the base of the brain that produces various hormones that regulate especially growth and reproduction called alsopituitary body
pitter-patternoun
a rapid series of light sounds or beats
pitter-patter 例句
1 Albie Manzo and his wife Chelsea Manzo will soon be hearing the pitter-patter of tiny feet!
2 Her self-consciousness pitter-patters all through her mind, though.
3 Soon, the pitter-patter of tiny tick feet will be coming to the insectary.
4 The hit dramedy about the staff of a beloved Chicago Italian-beef-sandwich spot runs on the pitter-patter of overlapping dialogue, immersing viewers in the stressful reality of working inside a kitchen.
5 Aside from a few moments with their daughter (Ella Dane Morgan), Joe and Kirsten are the only characters who sing, and Guettel has written O’Hara and James a range of styles, from operatic aria-lets to pitter-pattering imitations of jazzy jingles (the Morton Salt Girl recurs as a metaphor).
6 Then the rain started pitter-pattering on his tiny yellow pop-up tent.
7 That said, not all leather upholstery is primed to withstand the pitter-patter of little paws.
8 Residents will wake to the pitter-patter of rain Friday morning as a low-pressure system streams showers into Northern California.
9 She missed the pitter - patter of little feet around the house.
她怀念小脚在房子里四处走动时发出的卜卜声.
10 At length a pitter - patter , pitter - patter, and some bits of mortar fell from the wall above.
过了很久,一阵劈劈啪啪, 劈劈啪啪的声响后有一些水泥从上面的墙掉下来.