mid-15c. (implied in chirping), echoic, or else a variant of Middle English chirken "to twitter" (late 14c.), from Old English cearcian "to creak, gnash." Related: Chirped. As a noun, attested from 1802.
双语例句
1. The birds chirp merrily at the top of tree.
鸟儿在枝头欢快地啾啾鸣唱.
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2. Now it is clearing up, and a sparrow is beginning to chirp.
现在天就要晴了, 一只麻雀已开始喳喳地叫.
来自辞典例句
3. Birds had begun to chirp and twitter among the trees.
鸟儿开始在树丛中啁啾鸣啭.
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4. Finch had regular flying, and closed to chirp to a person.
有鸟雀常飞来飞去, 叽叽喳喳着于人亲近.
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5. Only male cicadas chirp in late summer, and early autumn.
