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chirp /tʃɜːp $ tʃɜːrp/ (also chirrup British English) verb 1. HBP[intransitive]SOUND if a bird or insect chirps, it makes short high sounds 〔鸟或昆虫〕发啁啾声；吱喳叫，唧唧叫2 HIGH SOUND OR VOICE[intransitive, transitive] to speak in a happy high voice 高兴地大声说，叽叽嘎嘎地说 ‘Yes, all finished, ’ he chirped. “好，全部完成了。”他高兴地大声说。 —chirp noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuschirp• "Good morning, Ricardo!" Judith chirped.• Swallows fly around inside and chirp.• In through the open door came Marco's parrot, chirping merrily.• So yes, it is possible to calculate the temperature by listening to the chirping of crickets.• You even miss the sense of office noise that constant chirping of faxes and phones that indicates business is being done.• They were just like little birds chirping out whatever words oldest sister fed them.• A late puny lamb was tethered by a washing line and sparrows chirped peevishly.• At least the stereophonic crickets to provide atmosphere chirped to order.Origin chirp (1400-1500) From the soundchirp verbChinese Corpus if insect chirps, makes it bird a or |