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单词 pattering
释义
pattering
present participle ofpatter
patter
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈpæt.ər/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚ/
to make thesoundof a lot of thingsgentlyandrepeatedlyhittingasurface:
Iheardtherainpatteragainst/onthewindow.
We couldhearmicepatteringabout/aroundlookingforfood.
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(Definition ofpatteringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpattering

pattering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

So the child flew away like a bird, and, making bare her small white feet, wentpatteringalong the moist margin of the sea.
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Fortunately, the days have long passed when violent riots took place, when the streets sounded withpatteringfeet and scuffles that resulted in cracked heads.
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Turning to the right the performer again waves the left hand, maybepatteringthat the audience should watch the hand closely (more misdirection).
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While partial the fore and hind wings still show some colorpattering.
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They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering orpatteringacross the water.
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It feeds on small fish, squid and zooplankton whilepatteringon the sea's surface, and can find oily edible items by smell.
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Most species will occasionally feed by surfacepattering, holding and moving their feet on the water's surface while holding steady above the water.
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It is essentially dark brown in all plumages, and has a fluttering flight,patteringon the water surface as it picks planktonic food items from the ocean surface.
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Pairs will also engage in a spectacular display, by rearing up and rushing across the surface of the water side by side, making a loudpatteringsound with their feet.
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Photographs of the specimen give possible indications of the colorpatteringwith the costal area, narrow at the wing base and widening out at the midpoint a dark tone.
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