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chipper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chip·per /ˈtʃɪpə $ -ər/ adjective old-fashioned informal  HAPPYhappy and active 兴高采烈的,活泼的 You’re looking very chipper this morning. 今天早晨你看起来很高兴啊。
Examples from the Corpus
chipperShe, Rosie, was game for anything, but poor Carlo hadn't been feeling exactly chipper.Felt pretty chipper, as we scraped together enough coins to buy a shared polystyrene cup of milky tea.What a chipper mood they were always in!You're looking very chipper this morning, Deborah.He spoke in a chipper tone, trying to let the children know he was talking to them.
Origin chipper (1800-1900) Probably from English dialect kipper cheerful and active
chip·per adjectiveChineseSyllable
and Corpus active happy


chipper
chipper /ˈtʃɪpə $ -ər/ adjective old-fashioned informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Probably from English dialect kipper 'cheerful and active'
happy and active:
    You’re looking very chipper this morning.


chip·perBrE /ˈtʃɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɪpər/ 🔊 adjective(informal) cheerful and lively 生气勃勃的
chip·perBrE /ˈtʃɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɪpər/ 🔊 nouna machine which cuts wood into very small pieces 木材削片机a device which cuts potatoes into chips/fries 土豆条机;薯条机(ScotE, IrishE, informal) a chip shop 薯条店