yapper

英語

詞源

源自 yap +‎ -er。

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名詞

yapper (複數 yappers)

1. (俚語) 人的嘴，尤其是閒話說得太多的人

   Shut your yapper or I'll shut it for you!

   閉上你的嘴，否則我替你閉上！

2. 狂吠的動物；大聲閒聊的人
   • 2004, Theresa Mancus, Who moved my bone?: a guide for multi-dog households，第 25 頁:

     If you want your pack to be a deterrent against burglars or muggers, forget about small dogs, yappers though they be. Focus on the larger breeds, particularly working stock with strong instinctual drives.

     如果你想讓你的狗群成為防盜或搶劫的威懾力量，那麼就別考慮小狗了，儘管它們很愛吠。你應該關注體型較大的品種，特別是具有強烈本能驅動力的工作犬。

   • 2007, Training, 第 44 卷, 第 1-10 期s，第 6 頁:

     I have to admit I would have a lot more tolerance for cell phone yappers on my one-hour train ride to and from work if they were actually learning — instead of yelling […]

     我必須承認，如果他們真的在學習，而不是大呼小叫，我會對在上下班一小時的火車車程中對手機大聲閒聊的人有更多的容忍度。

3. (俚語) 狗，尤其是小型犬

異序詞

• papery, prepay