pit-a-pat

• n. 吧嗒吧嗒的响声；劈劈啪啪声
• adv. 劈劈啪啪地；吧嗒吧嗒地
• adj. 卜卜的；劈劈啪啪的
• vi. 吧嗒吧嗒响；劈劈啪啪地走

拟声词。

pit-a-pat (adv.)

also pitter-pat, 1520s; imitative. As a noun from 1580s.

1. He had to make four pit stops during the race.

他不得不在比赛过程中4次停车进站。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier.

这只棕黄色的狗看上去非常像美国比特犬.

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3. Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.

埃里克一脚踩空，开始往坑里滑。

来自柯林斯例句

4. I'd like to pit my wits against the best.

我希望同最优秀的对手斗智。

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5. The sides of the pit fell in and buried Tom and Dick.

坑壁坍塌,把汤姆和迪克埋在里面.

来自《简明英汉词典》