patter2 /'paeta(r); paetw/ n [U] sound of quick, light taps or footsteps: 急速的輕拍聲; 輕快的腳步聲： the ~ of rain on a roof; 雨打屋頂?shù)牡未鹇? the ~ of footsteps. 腳步的啪喳啪嗟聲。 - vi [VP2A, C] make this sound: 發(fā)出急速輕拍聲; 滴答地響; 啪曜地響： rain ~ing on the window-panes. 雨點(diǎn)啪嗟地打在玻璃窗上。