cheep
cheep — 名詞
- cheepsingular
- cheepsplural
1. a thin, squeaky sound that a baby bird makes, often when asking for food or call
雛鳥啾叫聲
雛鳥所發出的細弱叫聲
a thin, squeaky sound that a baby bird makes, often when asking for food or calling its mother
Yumi heard a faint cheep coming from the nest in the apple tree.
Yumi 聽見蘋果樹上的鳥巢裡傳來一陣微弱的啾叫聲。
collocation: faint cheep / a cheep from [location]
The tiny chicks let out a soft cheep each time their mother flew away.
每次母鳥飛走，那些小雛鳥就會輕輕發出一聲啾叫。
verb pattern: let out a cheep
Otis lifted the lid of the box and was greeted by the cheeps of three newborn ducklings.
Otis 掀開箱蓋，迎接他的是三隻剛出生小鴨的啾啾叫聲。
plural noun: cheeps of [young birds]
Not a single cheep came from the nest after the storm, and Élise feared the worst.
暴風雨過後，鳥巢裡連一聲啾叫都沒有，Élise 不禁擔心起最壞的情況。
negative use: not a cheep (also figurative for total silence)
- faint cheep
- soft cheep
- tiny cheep
- let out a cheep
- give a cheep
- not a cheep
文法句型
a cheep
the cheep(s) of [bird]
用法筆記
Frequently appears with verbs of perception (hear, listen for) or with 'let out / give'. Plural 'cheeps' is common when several young birds are calling at once. Figurative 'not a cheep' (from anyone) means total silence, but the bird sense is the literal meaning.
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cheep — 動詞
- cheeppresent simple I / you / we / they
- cheeps3rd person singular
- cheeping-ing form
- cheepedpast simple
1. (used of baby birds) to give out a thin, squeaky call, especially when wanting f
啾啾地叫
雛鳥發出細弱尖細的叫聲
(used of baby birds) to give out a thin, squeaky call, especially when wanting food or attention
The newly hatched chicks cheeped loudly whenever Ayesha walked past the henhouse.
每次 Ayesha 經過雞舍，剛孵化的小雞就會大聲地啾啾叫個不停。
intransitive: [chicks] cheep + adverb
A baby sparrow cheeped from the gutter, and Harper grabbed a ladder to take a look.
一隻雛麻雀從屋簷排水溝裡啾啾叫著，Harper 趕緊抓了一架梯子上去看看。
scene-setter: [bird] cheeps from [place]
All morning the ducklings cheeped at the back door, waiting for Beatriz to bring their grain.
整個早上小鴨們都對著後門啾啾叫，等著 Beatriz 拿穀粒來餵牠們。
ongoing action: cheeped at [target], waiting for…
Hoa stopped weeding the garden when a tiny chick began to cheep near her boots.
Hoa 正在花園裡除草，聽到一隻小雛雞在她靴邊啾啾叫起來，便停下手邊的工作。
begin + infinitive: began to cheep
- cheep loudly
- cheep faintly
- cheep from the nest
- begin to cheep
- stop cheeping
文法句型
[bird] cheeps
cheep + adverb (loudly, faintly)
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a baby bird (chick, duckling, sparrow). Adult birds do not 'cheep' — they sing, chirp, or call. Often paired with an adverb of manner ('loudly', 'faintly') or a place phrase ('from the nest', 'in the bushes').
常見錯誤
同根字
- cheeping名詞B2
- cheeper名詞C1