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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /t͡ʃɜːp/
• (米国発音) IPA: /t͡ʃɚp/
• (General Australian) IPA: /t͡ʃɘːp/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)p

名詞

chirp (plural chirps)

1. A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
2. (radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse; the quality of having a such a variation in frequency.
   • 1985, D. Strickland, & G. Moreau, “Compression of amplified chirped optical pulses”, in Optics Communications, volume 56, number 3, pages 219-221:

     The long fiber lengths required to linearize the chirp can then be used […]

派生語

動詞

chirp (third-person singular simple present chirps, present participle chirping, simple past and past participle chirped)

1. (intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 95:

     "Well, I suppose you didn't come out of the egg either before you could chirp," said the woman who was on the egg.

2. (intransitive) To speak in a high-pitched staccato.
3. (transitive, radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) To modify (a pulse of signal) so that it sweeps through a band of frequencies throughout its duration.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To cheer up; to make (someone) happier.
5. (Canada) To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth; to bicker or argue.
6. (UK, slang, obsolete) To inform on someone; snitch.

派生語

See Also

• cheep
• chirrup
• peep