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patter

noun
/ˈpætə(r)/
/ˈpætər/
Idioms
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  1. [singular] the sound that is made by something repeatedly hitting a surface quickly and lightly吧嗒吧嗒的响声;急速的轻拍声
    • the patter of rain on the roof雨打屋顶的啪哒声
    • the patter of feet/footsteps哒哒的脚步声
    • I could hear the pitter-patter of feet in the corridor.我能听到走廊里脚步声。
  2. [uncountable, singular] fast continuous talk by somebody who is trying to sell you something or entertain you(为推销或娱乐的)不间断说话
    • sales patter为了推销一口气说的话
  3. Word Originnoun sense 1 early 17th cent.: frequentative of pat (verb). noun sense 2 late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘recite (a prayer, charm, etc.) rapidly’): from paternoster, the Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin. The current sense dates from the mid 18th cent.
Idioms
the patter of tiny feet
  1. (informal or humorous) a way of referring to children when somebody wants, or is going to have, a baby(用于想要或即将有孩子时)小宝宝的脚步声
    • We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.我们恨不得早点儿有个小宝宝。

patter

verb
/ˈpætə(r)/
/ˈpætər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they patter
/ˈpætə(r)/
/ˈpætər/
he / she / it patters
/ˈpætəz/
/ˈpætərz/
past simple pattered
/ˈpætəd/
/ˈpætərd/
past participle pattered
/ˈpætəd/
/ˈpætərd/
-ing form pattering
/ˈpætərɪŋ/
/ˈpætərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to make quick, light sounds as a surface is being hit several times发出轻快的拍打声
    • Rain pattered against the window.雨点啪哒啪哒地敲击着窗子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • lightly
    • softly
    preposition
    • across
    • against
    • along
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk with light steps in a particular direction轻盈地走
    • I heard her feet pattering along the corridor.我听到她步履轻盈地在走廊上走过。
    • Footsteps pattered across the floor.地板上有啪嗒啪嗒的脚步声跑过。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • lightly
    • softly
    preposition
    • across
    • against
    • along
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  3. Word Originverb early 17th cent.: frequentative of pat (verb).

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