"twittering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 啁啾
• 吱喳（鳥叫）

Definition

一種由小鳥發出的高音、輕快、快速的聲音；也可指人快速、輕快地說話，有時帶點緊張。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Twittering” 多用來形容小鳥愉快活潑的叫聲。用在人時，常指緊張或興奮時快速、細聲地說話。正式語境下對鳥叫會用“啁啾”、“鳴叫”，而“twittering”多見於文學中。

Examples

The birds were twittering in the trees.

鳥兒在樹上**啁啾**。

She listened to the twittering outside her window.

她聽著窗外的**啁啾**聲。

Morning begins with the twittering of sparrows.

清晨以麻雀的**啁啾**聲開始。

"What’s that twittering sound in the garden?" he asked.

他問：「花園裡那是什麼**啁啾**聲？」

The kids came in, twittering excitedly about their trip.

孩子們進來時，興奮地**嘰嘰喳喳**說著他們的旅行。

I was woken up by the twittering of birds before sunrise.

天亮前我就被鳥兒的**啁啾**叫醒了。