"chittering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 啁啾聲
• 吱吱叫聲

Definition

發出一連串尖細、快速、輕微的聲音，像小動物或鳥類那樣。"Chittering" 通常用來形容松鼠、蝙蝠或鳥類等動物的叫聲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Chittering" 主要用於形容動物聲音，很少用在人身上。是擬聲詞，常見於松鼠、蝙蝠和鳥類叫聲。不要與 "chattering"（人們快速交談）混淆。常出現在文學或寫景時。

Examples

We heard birds chittering in the trees.

我們聽到樹上的鳥兒在**啁啾**。

The squirrels were chittering loudly this morning.

今早松鼠們在**吱吱叫**。

We listened to the bats chittering at night.

我們晚上聽到了蝙蝠的**吱吱聲**。

There was constant chittering from the hedges as we walked past.

我們路過時，樹籬裡不斷傳來**啁啾聲**。

The chittering of birds woke me up before sunrise.

鳥兒的**啁啾聲**在天亮前把我吵醒了。

I could barely hear over the chittering coming from the attic.

閣樓傳來的**吱吱聲**讓我幾乎聽不到其他聲音。