patter

英 [ˈpætə(r)] 美 [ˈpætər]

n.  吧嗒吧嗒的响声; 急速的轻拍声; (为推销或娱乐的)不间断说话
v.  发出轻快的拍打声; 轻盈地走

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Collins.1 / BNC.18912 / COCA.19162



牛津词典

noun

  1. 吧嗒吧嗒的响声;急速的轻拍声
    the sound that is made by sth repeatedly hitting a surface quickly and lightly
    1. the patter of feet/footsteps
      哒哒的脚步声
    2. the patter of rain on the roof
      雨打屋顶的啪哒声
  2. (为推销或娱乐的)不间断说话
    fast continuous talk by sb who is trying to sell you sth or entertain you
    1. sales patter
      推销员的一口气说话

verb

  1. 发出轻快的拍打声
    to make quick, light sounds as a surface is being hit several times
    1. Rain pattered against the window.
      雨点啪哒啪哒地敲击着窗子。
  2. 轻盈地走
    to walk with light steps in a particular direction
    1. I heard her feet pattering along the corridor.
      我听到她步履轻盈地在走廊上走过。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 嗒嗒作响;嗒嗒地拍
    If something patters on a surface, it hits it quickly several times, making quiet, tapping sounds.
    1. Rain pattered gently outside, dripping on to the roof from the pines.
      外面,松树上的雨水滴落在屋顶上,嗒嗒作响。
  2. N-SING 急促的轻拍声;嗒嗒声
    A patter is a series of quick, quiet, tapping sounds.
    1. ...the patter of the driving rain on the roof.
      暴雨打在屋顶上发出的啪嗒声
  3. N-SING (通常以娱乐、推销或劝说为目的的)顺口溜,伶俐话,连珠炮似的叫卖语
    Someone's patter is a series of things that they say quickly and easily, usually in order to entertain people or to persuade them to buy or do something.
    1. There's no doubt women found him charming. It must have been his patter because he's certainly not at all good-looking...
      女人们无疑会觉得他很迷人。这肯定是因为他的顺口溜,因为他长得一点儿都不好看。
    2. Fran began her automatic patter about how Jon had been unavoidably detained.
      弗兰开始不由自主地唠叨起乔恩是怎样无可避免地被扣留的。

双语例句

  1. Rain pattered gently outside, dripping on to the roof from the pines.
    外面,松树上的雨水滴落在屋顶上,嗒嗒作响。
  2. There's no doubt women found him charming. It must have been his patter because he's certainly not at all good-looking
    女人们无疑会觉得他很迷人。这肯定是因为他的顺口溜,因为他长得一点儿都不好看。
  3. Fran began her automatic patter about how Jon had been unavoidably detained.
    弗兰开始不由自主地唠叨起乔恩是怎样无可避免地被扣留的。
  4. To implement this, there needs to be a way to introduce patter into a pattern.
    为实现这一功能,需要有一种方法来给图案引入噪声。
  5. The bell died in the patter of rain, from hell came the laughing of Satan at my brain.
    急雨骤落,钟声渐远,脑海中又响起撒旦的狂笑。
  6. Application of MVC Design Patter in ASP Role Identity Verification
    MVC设计模式在ASP角色身份验证中应用与实现
  7. Magmatic contact metamorphism can lead to the variations of distribution patter of REEs in coal.
    岩浆接触变质作用可导致煤中稀土元素分布模式的变化。
  8. Investors should remain rational and know the difference between sales patter and market trends.
    投资人应该要保持理智,懂得分辨销售话术与市场趋势。
  9. The period of ancient ceramic can be determined by patter recognition.
    利用模式识别方法可以推测古陶瓷出产年代。
  10. Blogs and twitter keep up a relentless patter.
    博客和twitter没完没了、不留情面地热议此事。
  11. Save for its faint patter on my heavy jacket.
    除了落在我厚厚的夹克衣上的轻拍。
  12. His salesman's patter is persuasive as he takes the24-year-old professional he is showing around from room to room.
    他的销售员的话很有说服力,他带着24岁的专业才能在参观一间一间房。
  13. They will soon be hearing the patter of tiny feet.
    他们很快就会有个小宝宝了。
  14. The cricket's chirp and the patter of rain come to me through the dark, like the rustle of dreams from my past youth.
    蟋蟀的唧唧声,和着雨点的滴答声,透过夜空传了过来,好似我年轻时梦中的沙沙声。
  15. They heard a quick patter of paws on matting as the dog came to meet them.
    他们听到爪子触及地席发出的一阵急促嗒嗒声,原来是狗跑来迎接他们了。
  16. Don't always patter yourself on others. Make something your own.
    不要总是去模仿别人,做出你自己的特色来。
  17. She listened to the rain patter on the window-panes.
    她倾听着雨水敲打着玻璃窗。
  18. Spatial Patter And Mechanism Analysis of Producer Services In Xi'An
    西安市生产性服务业空间格局及其机制分析
  19. With the patter of small arms, the warnings-st of the rifles.
    轻武器喋喋不休,警示着步枪的超音雷。
  20. It just shows that magicians don't have to ramble on in a flurry of patter to be effective.
    它给了我们启示,魔术师并非不是必须要采用非常复杂的手法流程才能到达魔术效果。
  21. The calculation shows that the patter corresponds to reality and its analysis results can be used in the design and construction of rock slope engineering.
    计算表明,该模型基本符合实际,其结果可用于岩坡工程的设计和施工。
  22. Alice, being as innocent as a new-born babe, didn't understand half of the comedian's patter.
    艾丽斯真是天真,滑稽演员的急口台词她一半也不懂。
  23. The Effects of Spatial Patter and Species Combinations on the Plant Performance of Three Species with Different Seed Mass
    空间格局和物种组合对三种不同种子大小植物行为的影响
  24. We might hear the patter of tiny feet all over again.
    我们可能会再次听到小脚丫儿的嗒嗒声。
  25. Are you going to hear the patter of tiny feet?
    你将要听到一双小脚啪嗒啪嗒走的声音了么?
  26. Study on Transformation Mechanism and Patter of Regional Agricultural Scientific and Technological Achievement in Our Country
    我国区域农业科技成果转化运行机制与模式研究
  27. And I got some patter with the capital gains tax, too.
    我也能侃侃而谈投资利得所得税。
  28. Pebble finished paper: Paper with a pebbled patter added after making or sometimes after printing.
    卵石纹纸:造纸后或间中在印刷后在纸上加上卵石纹理的纸。
  29. Research and Application of Turbine Framework Patter in the Web Development
    Turbine框架在Web开发中的应用研究
  30. So the poor chap has no choice but to fill the cabin with soothing patter.
    所以这个可怜的伙计别无选择,只能说些安慰人的空话。

习惯用语

n.

    the patter of tiny feet

  • (用于想要或即将有孩子时)小宝宝的脚步声
    a way of referring to children when sb wants, or is going to have, a baby
    1. We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
      我们恨不得早点有个小宝宝。

英英释义

noun

  1. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

      Synonym:    spielline of gab

    1. a quick succession of light rapid sounds
      1. the patter of mice
      2. the patter of tiny feet

    verb

    1. make light, rapid and repeated sounds
      1. gently pattering rain

      Synonym:    pitter-patter

    2. rain gently
      1. It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick

      Synonym:    sprinklespitspatterpitter-patter