tweet
tweet — noun
1. a brief high-pitched vocal sound that a small bird produces, typically to commun
a brief high-pitched vocal sound that a small bird produces, typically to communicate with other birds
Bao heard a soft tweet from the sparrow sitting on the garden fence.
countable; usually singular
The only sound at sunrise was the tweet of a robin outside Harper's window.
pattern: the tweet of + bird
A series of short tweets came from the nest above the front door.
Lakshmi knew from the tweet that a finch was nearby, even before she saw it.
文法句型
a/the tweet of + bird
hear a tweet
用法筆記
This sense is typically used in the singular when referring to one instance. The word describes the sound of small songbirds such as sparrows, finches, and robins, not large birds like crows or geese.
常見錯誤
2. a short public message that users send to their followers through the platform o
a short public message that users send to their followers through the platform once called Twitter and now known as X
Christopher's tweet about the job opening got over a thousand likes within an hour.
collocation: tweet about [topic]
The mayor posted a tweet announcing the new library hours for the weekend.
collocation: post a tweet
Putri read an interesting tweet from a journalist explaining the election results.
A single tweet from the company's account was enough to start a lively online debate.
文法句型
post a tweet
tweet about [topic]
a tweet from [person]
用法筆記
Although the platform officially changed its name from Twitter to X in 2023, the term 'tweet' remains widely used for messages posted on the service. It rarely refers to posts on other social media platforms.
常見錯誤
tweet — verb
1. (of a small bird) to produce a series of short, high-pitched sounds, especially
(of a small bird) to produce a series of short, high-pitched sounds, especially as a way of communicating or attracting attention
A small finch tweeted in the tree above Élise's head while she read her book.
intransitive; subject is a bird
The birds in the garden started tweeting loudly just before the sun came up.
continuous form: started tweeting
Chidi listened to the sparrows tweeting to each other from the telephone wires.
Every morning a blackbird tweets from the same branch outside Tunde's kitchen window.
文法句型
bird + tweet
tweet to each other
用法筆記
Only used for small birds such as sparrows, finches, and robins. Large birds require different verbs: geese honk, crows caw, roosters crow, and owls hoot.
常見錯誤
2. to compose and deliver a brief public message to followers using the platform or
to compose and deliver a brief public message to followers using the platform originally named Twitter, which later became X
Camila tweeted that the conference had been moved to an online format.
tweet + that-clause
Aylin tweeted a photo of the sunset from her balcony to share with her followers.
transitive: tweet + noun phrase
The company tweeted an apology after the service outage affected thousands of users.
Eitan rarely tweets during the week, but he often posts messages on weekends.
文法句型
tweet + that-clause
tweet + noun phrase
tweet about [topic]
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (tweet something / tweet that...) or intransitively (just tweet). Despite the platform's rebranding to X, 'tweet' as a verb remains the standard term for posting on the service.