tweet
tweet — 名詞
1. a brief high-pitched vocal sound that a small bird produces, typically to commun
鳥鳴；啾啾聲
小鳥發出的短促高音叫聲
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.
Bao 聽到花園籬笆上的麻雀發出一聲輕柔的啾啾聲。
countable; usually singular
The only sound at sunrise was the tweet of a robin outside Harper's window.
日出時唯一聽到的聲音，就是 Harper 窗外知更鳥的啾啾啼叫。
pattern: the tweet of + bird
A series of short tweets came from the nest above the front door.
一陣短促的鳥鳴從前門上方的鳥巢傳來。
Lakshmi knew from the tweet that a finch was nearby, even before she saw it.
Lakshmi 光聽啾啾聲就知道附近有雀鳥，即使還沒親眼看到。
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
推文
在社群平台Twitter上發布的短文
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.
Christopher 關於職缺的推文在一小時內獲得超過一千個讚。
collocation: tweet about [topic]
The mayor posted a tweet announcing the new library hours for the weekend.
市長發布了一則推文，宣布圖書館週末的新開放時間。
collocation: post a tweet
Putri read an interesting tweet from a journalist explaining the election results.
Putri 讀到一位記者解釋選舉結果的有趣推文。
A single tweet from the company's account was enough to start a lively online debate.
公司帳號發出的一則推文，就足以在網路上引發熱烈討論。
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 — 動詞
1. (of a small bird) to produce a series of short, high-pitched sounds, especially
啾啾叫；鳴叫
小鳥發出短促高音的叫聲
(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.
Élise 在樹下看書時，頭頂上有一隻小雀在啾啾叫。
intransitive; subject is a bird
The birds in the garden started tweeting loudly just before the sun came up.
花園裡的鳥兒在太陽出來前就開始大聲鳴叫。
continuous form: started tweeting
Chidi listened to the sparrows tweeting to each other from the telephone wires.
Chidi 聽著麻雀在電話線上彼此啾啾叫。
Every morning a blackbird tweets from the same branch outside Tunde's kitchen window.
每天早上都會有一隻畫眉鳥在 Tunde 廚房窗外同一根樹枝上鳴叫。
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
發推文
在社群平台Twitter上發布短文訊息
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.
Camila 發推文表示研討會已改為線上舉行。
tweet + that-clause
Aylin tweeted a photo of the sunset from her balcony to share with her followers.
Aylin 發了一張陽台日落的照片到 Twitter 上與粉絲分享。
transitive: tweet + noun phrase
The company tweeted an apology after the service outage affected thousands of users.
公司在服務中斷影響數千名用戶後，發布了一則道歉推文。
Eitan rarely tweets during the week, but he often posts messages on weekends.
Eitan 平日很少發推文，但週末經常 Po 文。
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.