patter

patter1
verb
  1. [no obj.]make a repeated light tapping sound
    发出急速轻拍声
    a flurry of rain pattered against the window.
    一阵小雨噼噼啪啪地轻击窗户。
    ■run with quick light steps
    小步快跑
    plovers pattered at the edge of the marsh.
    鸻沿着沼泽地边缘小步快跑。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a repeated light tapping
    重复的轻拍声
    the rain had stopped its vibrating patter above him.
    他头顶上空噼啪的小雨已经停了。
常用词组
the patter of tiny feet
  1. (humorous)used in reference to the presence or imminent birth of a child
    (幽默)[用于指有孩子或即将生孩子]踢小脚的巴嗒巴嗒声
    I had given up hope of hearing the patter of tiny feet.
    我已经放弃了生孩子的希望。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: frequentative of pat
patter2
noun
  1. [mass noun]rapid or smooth-flowing continuous talk, such as that used by a comedian or salesman
    （滑稽演员或推销员的）急口词
    slick black hair, flashy clothes and a New York line of patter.
    油光发亮的黑发、华贵的衣服和纽约式谄媚的急口词。
    ■rapid speech included in a song, especially for comic effect
    （尤指歌曲中为起到滑稽效果的）急口插词
    [as modifier]a patter song of invective.
    一首谩骂急口歌。
    ■the special language or jargon of a profession or other group
    行话，圈内语
    he picked up the patter from watching his dad.
    他通过对父亲的观察学会了这些行话。
verb
  1. [no obj.]talk at length without saying anything significant
    唠唠叨叨地说
    she pattered on incessantly.
    她唠唠叨叨地说个不停。
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'recite (a prayer, charm, etc.) rapidly'): from paternoster. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent
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