英 [ˈpɪtə pætə(r)] 美 [ˈpɪtər pætər]
n. 雨声；类似下雨的声；劈劈啪啪声
adv. 拍挞拍挞地
pitter-patter /ˈpɪtəˌpætə/
名词 the sound of light rapid taps or pats, as of raindrops 噼里啪哒的声音
动词 to make such a sound 噼里啪哒作响
副词 with such a sound 带着噼里啪哒的声音
the rain fell pitter-patter on the window
a series of rapid tapping sounds
she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
同义词： patter
as of footsteps
同义词： pit-a-pat / pitty-patty / pitty-pat
describing a rhythmic beating
同义词： pit-a-pat / pitty-patty / pitty-pat
... expectorate咳出 pitter-patter劈啪声(雨声）... ptyalise催涎 ...
... regulating valve 自动调节阀 automatic regulating valve 宠辱不惊看庭前花开花落； 去留无意望天上云卷云舒！ Pitter-Patter ..
... regulating valve 自动调节阀 automatic regulating valve 宠辱不惊看庭前花开花落； 去留无意望天上云卷云舒！ Pitter-Patter ..
雨声；类似下雨的声；劈劈啪啪声
Imagine this, I woke up this morning to the sound of the soft pitter-patter of snowfall.
试想象一下，我今天早上被轻轻的下雪声唤醒。
I felt quite agreeable nothing more than sitting alone and blankly listening to pitter-patter outside.
只是一个人听着雨呆呆地坐在那儿，就觉得很惬意。
Lulled to sleep by the pitter-patter of rain, perhaps they now dreamed of the month of dances and parties ahead.
噼里啪啦的雨声让人沉沉入睡，也许现在他们正梦见未来整个一个月的跳舞和聚会。
The pitter-patter is drowned out as people take to the dancefloor, twirling and flat-footing in a sweaty, happy mass.
But for Alice, a pleasant male companion is what she wants a lot more than someone that might make her heart go pitter-patter.
If the oceans do not make your heart go pitter-patter, how about engineering a bacteria that eats carbon dioxide -- and thus helps protect the world from overheating -- AND excretes fuel which will allow us to drive our cars and machines, without oil?