patter
🇬🇧/ˈpætə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈpætər/verb [vi. 不及物动词] 发出轻快的拍打声;小步快跑;唠唠叨叨地说
Rain pattered gently outside, dripping onto the roof from the pines. 雨在外面沙沙地下着,从松树上滴落在房顶上。
noun [具体名词] 急速的轻拍声;(为推销或娱乐的)不间断说话;(尤指歌曲中为起到滑稽效果的)急口插词;行话,圈内语
Women found him charming. It must have been his patter because he's not good-looking. 女人们觉得他有魅力。这肯定是因为他的顺口溜,因为他并不好看。
pat (轻拍) + t + er (反复) → 反复轻拍 → 喋喋不休
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- ...the patter of the driving rain on the roof. …大雨在屋顶上的急速击打声。
- We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet. 我们恨不得早点有个小宝宝。
- Bewitched by the patter of a perfume merchant, entranced by the pink and gold of these scented flasks. 他被一个香水商人的甜言蜜语迷住了,又被这些粉红色和金色的香味瓶迷住了。