Word · Frequency #18912
patter
急速拍打声；轻快脚步声
a quick succession of light rapid sounds
- 1.
A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
轻柔的重复声响,如雨声或硬地上的脚步声。
- 2.
Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, a sports commentator, or a salesperson with a slick style of selling.
流利快速的言语,如拍卖商、体育评论员或销售人员的油滑说辞。
- 3.
One who pats.
拍打的人。
轻柔的重复声响,如雨声或硬地上的脚步声。；流利快速的言语,如拍卖商、体育评论员或销售人员的油滑说辞。；拍打的人。；急速拍打声；轻快脚步声
In use
Rain pattered against the window all night.
I could hear the patter of small feet upstairs.
The hail pattered on the roof for a few minutes.
the patter of [sth]
patter 与 of 连用时，指轻快而急促的连续声响，如雨点或脚步声。
I could hear the patter of rain on the window.
我能听到雨点打在窗户上的嗒嗒声。
[sb/sth] patters [adv/prep]
用作不及物动词时，patter 常接 against、on、down 等介词或副词，表示持续发出轻快细碎的声音。
Rain pattered against the glass all night.
雨整夜敲打着玻璃，发出嗒嗒声。
patter [sth] to [sb]
用作及物动词时，patter 可表示“急促而流利地说出”，宾语通常为笑话、台词或话。
Connections
Collocations
- the patter of rain
- 雨点噼啪声
- The steady patter of rain on the window helped me fall asleep.雨点有节奏地打在窗上的声音让我安然入睡。
- the patter of footsteps
- 轻快的脚步声
- I could hear the patter of footsteps in the corridor.我能听见走廊里轻快的脚步声。
- patter against the window
- 嗒嗒地打在窗上
- Rain pattered against the window all night.雨点整夜嗒嗒地打在窗户上。
- sales patter
- 推销员的套话
- The salesman's smooth patter was hard to resist.推销员圆滑的套话让人很难不动心。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the patter of tiny feet
- 婴儿即将出生的征兆；家里即将添小孩They've talked about having children, and soon there may be the patter of tiny feet.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
雨点“啪嗒啪嗒”轻快拍打，patter就是这种急速轻快的声音与动作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写雨点敲打的声音、描写轻快的脚步声 该语义为中性用语，通常用于描述雨点、脚步等连续而轻快的声音，日常口语和书面描写中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'patter' /ˈpætə/ because they share the stressed /æ/ and following /tə/ sound. Beware lookalikes that sound different: 'pater' /ˈpeɪtə/ and 'potter' /ˈpɒtə/ do not rhyme with 'patter'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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