pipe up

英 [paɪp ʌp]

美 [paɪp ʌp]

尖声唱；吹奏乐曲; 开始（大声）讲话

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （在沉默了一阵之后）开始说话，开始讲话（尤指说出令人吃惊或奇怪的事情）
  If someone who has been silent for a whilepipes up, they say something, especially something surprising or strange.
  1. 'That's right, mister,' another child piped up...
     “没错，先生，”另一个孩子突然说道。
  2. At which point I piped up and asked whether it might be at all possible to have some positive input.
     在此我插了一句询问这事儿是否会产生一些积极的投入。

英英释义

verb

• utter a shrill cry
  Synonym:shriekshrillpipe
• begin to play or sing

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