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If a person is chirpy, they are happy and active in a light, bright way. Think of a small bird singing — not sad, not slow, not heavy. A chirpy person greets you, talks a little fast, and seems ready for the day. We use it mostly about people and their mood, especially in the morning, or after small good news. You can also call a voice chirpy. It is friendly, everyday English, and you hear it a lot in Britain. You would not call a serious judge chirpy in court; it would sound wrong, almost teasing. Though actually, chirpy can sometimes mean "a bit too cheerful" if the room is sad and the person does not match it — but most of the time it is a kind word. The word you will meet is almost always this describing use, not a name for a thing.
快活的、開朗輕快的
組成chirp (the short high sound a small bird makes) + -y (full of that; like that).
同家族的字
- chirpthe bird sound this is built from
- chirpilyhappily and lively, in a chirpy way
- chirpinessthe noun for that same quality
- chirrupa variant of chirp; same sound-family
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
chirpyadj/ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)pi/
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In a good mood; happy and energetic.
- He's surprisingly chirpy for someone who just lost his father.
- Judging by the new voice over the PA, we've had a crew change in Plymouth - the warning about masks and the apology for lack of catering is made in a chirpy Cockney twang rather than a West Country burr.
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Making chirping noises.
chirpynoun/ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)pi/
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An electronic device which uses a piezoelectric transducer to make chirping noise, often designed to be hidden and function as an annoyance
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Specifically, a version of the above designed to be thrown for placement. Similar to a throwie.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。