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词汇 twitter
释义 twitter
verb
uk /ˈtwɪt.ər/ us /ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/

twitterverb (BIRD)


[ I ]
(of a bird) to make a series of short, high sounds: (鸟)鸣啭,啁啾
I was woken up by a bird twittering just outside my window.一大早我就被窗外一只叽叽喳喳的小鸟弄醒了。
The only sounds were the birds twittering and chirping in the trees.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal (non-human) sounds
baa
barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cheep
cockcrow
coo
honk
miaow
moo
purr
quack
roar
trill
trumpet
tu-whit tu-whoo
warble
whinny

twitterverb (PERSON)


[ I ]
to talk quickly and nervously in a high voice, saying very little of importance or interest: 叽叽喳喳地说话
twitter onShe comes in here when I'm trying to work and just twitters on about nothing.我在工作时她进来了,叽叽喳喳地尽给我讲一些鸡毛蒜皮的事。
The old ladies were twittering in the reception area.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ways of talking
atonally
beg the questionidiom
blah
blither
come out
coo
gab
pipe up
prate
sink to a whisperidiom
spit something out
spluttery
stammer
stiltedly
talk nonsenseidiom
talk through your hatidiom
tattle
undertone
wax
witter

twitterverb (SOCIAL MEDIA)


[ I or T ]often humorous(alsoTwitter)
to publish a short remark or piece of information on the social media service formerly called Twitter:
I twittered during the race so that my girlfriend knew where I was and so that people at home could follow me.
People have Twittered the birth of their children, getting into college and have even proposed marriage.
Synonym
tweet
He says he had an ugly run-in with a racist at the airport and twittered that he would die if he had to live in the city.
They began discussing something that one of the friends Twittered that afternoon, as if picking up a conversation in the middle.
We're all Twittering the same thing, trying to get as much information out there as possible.
Since the show finished recording, she has been twittering on-line but makes no mention of her former beau.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Internet terminology
.plc.uk
2FA
2SV
above/below the foldidiom
address bar
affiliate link
atm
fold
Instagram
Instagrammable
Instagrammer
instant-message
internet
service provider
the World Wide Web
TikToker
timeline
trackback
trend
troll factory

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Writing & typing
twitter
noun[ U or C ]
uk /ˈtwɪt.ər/ us /ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/
a series of short, high sounds made by a bird: 吱吱的鸟叫,叽叽喳喳的鸟鸣
We heard the faint twitter of birds.
The twitters and chirps from the treetops grew louder.
I was woken by the twitter of birds.
She played me the tape-recorded twitter of a warbler.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal (non-human) sounds
baa
barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cheep
cockcrow
coo
honk
miaow
moo
purr
quack
roar
trill
trumpet
tu-whit tu-whoo
warble
whinny
Twitter
noun[ U ]
 trademarkuk /ˈtwɪt.ər/ us /ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/
the former name of a social media service where people or organizations can publish short remarks or pieces of information, and where you can see information published by people or organizations that you choose. It is now called X:
follow someone on TwitterI always read her column, and I follow her on Twitter.我一直读她的专栏,还在推特上跟随她。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Internet terminology
.plc.uk
2FA
2SV
above/below the foldidiom
address bar
affiliate link
atm
fold
Instagram
Instagrammable
Instagrammer
instant-message
internet
service provider
the World Wide Web
TikToker
timeline
trackback
trend
troll factory

Twitter | Business English


Twitter
noun[ U ]
 COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET trademark ukus
the name of a social networking site on the internet for communicating with people quickly
See also
Tweet

Examples of twitter


twitter
The vulture makes twittering noises.
It is completely incomprehensible to others who hear a somewhat disembodied, sepulchral twittering which emanates from the earphones of those machines.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There may be birds, bees and butterflies all twittering around on the can, yet inside there will be a chlorofluorocarbon propellant.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It will not prevent people from snoring, nor prevent the sparrows from twittering.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Others are reduced to twitter by this and prefer heavier disguises.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
All these little excuses, moans and twitters of apprehension are not what the debate is about, and they are not worthy of the main argument.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We do not hear even a twitter from him on the subject.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Twitter had approximately ninety-eight percent uptime in 2007 (or about six full days of downtime).
From
Wikipedia

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The call is a distinctive "twit", from which derives its name, and the song contains fast trills and twitters.
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Within the group they communicate with bird-like twitter and high whistles.
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Noted for their songs in flight, swallows ("tsubame") mid-spring, twittering ("saezuri"): all spring.
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The twittering in the title refers to the open-beaked birds, while the machine is illustrated by the crank.
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Wikipedia

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Twitter functioned as a live newsfeed for other domestic and international activists as well as international media organizations.
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You can follow the progress of camp from a distance via their twitter.
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Wikipedia

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Twitter's simplicity and electronic data handling required small administrative effort and turned out to be a useful tool for evaluating a course formatively.
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Wikipedia

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