Patter
[ ['pætə] ]
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n. 急速拍打声, 轻快脚步声, 行话, 快板, 饶舌\\nvi. 急速地说, 滴答地响, 祷告, 念经, 念顺口溜\\nvt. 使发嗒嗒声, 喋喋不休地说
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📖 牛津释义
patter
n[U]
rapid and often glib speech used by a comedian, conjuror or salesman （滑稽演员、 变戏法者或推销员的）顺口溜
You have to learn to resist the sales patter. 你可得学乖点, 不要轻信推销员的那套话. patter, v
1 [Tn] say or repeat (prayers, etc) in a rapid mechanical way 喋喋地重复（祷告等）.
2 [I] talk quickly or glibly 快速地说; 喋喋不休地说.
patter n
1 [sing] sound of quick light steps or taps 轻快的脚步声或拍打声
the patter of rain on a roof 雨点打在屋顶的啪嗒声
the patter of footsteps 急速的脚步声.
2 (idm 习语) the patter of tiny `feet (joc 谑) (used to refer to a baby that sb is going to or might be going to have 用以指即将出生的婴儿) the sound of young children in a home 家中小儿的声音
She can't wait for the patter of tiny feet. 她巴不得婴儿早日出生. patter, v
1 [I] make this sound 发出轻快的脚步声或拍打声
rain pattering on the window panes 雨点啪嗒啪嗒地打在窗户上.
2 (phr v) patter along, down, etc (sth) walk quickly in the specified direction with light footsteps 以轻快的脚步沿某方向走
She pattered along (the corridor) in her bare feet. 她赤著脚轻快地走过（走廊）.
🗣️ 情景例句
That must be Rita Mae.
一定是Rita Mae。
It was so cold the car wouldn't start.
天冷得汽车的引擎都无法发动了。
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。当听出是海伦。贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。