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flutter

verb
🔊/ˈflʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈflʌtər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they flutter
🔊/ˈflʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈflʌtər/
he / she / it flutters
🔊/ˈflʌtəz/
🔊/ˈflʌtərz/
past simple fluttered
🔊/ˈflʌtəd/
🔊/ˈflʌtərd/
past participle fluttered
🔊/ˈflʌtəd/
🔊/ˈflʌtərd/
-ing form fluttering
🔊/ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to move lightly and quickly; to make something move in this way（使）飘动，挥动，颤动
    • Flags fluttered in the breeze.旗帜在微风中飘扬。🔊🔊
    • Her eyelids fluttered but did not open.她的眼皮动了一下，但没有睁开眼。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) He felt his stomach flutter (= he felt nervous) when they called his name.当他们叫他的名字时，他感到肚子有些颤抖。
    • flutter something He fluttered his hands around wildly.他拼命挥舞着双手。🔊🔊
    • She fluttered her eyelashes at him (= tried to attract him in order to persuade him to do something).她向他眨眼睛。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.最初的雪花在树间飘落。
    • A silk scarf fluttered around her shoulders.一条丝绸围巾在她的肩膀上飞舞。
    • The bank note fluttered away in the breeze.钞票在微风中飘扬。
  2. [intransitive, transitive] flutter (something) when a bird or an insect flutters its wings, or its wings flutter, the wings move lightly and quickly up and down（鸟或昆虫）拍（翅），振（翅），鼓（翼）
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a bird or an insect鸟或昆虫) to fly somewhere moving the wings quickly and lightly飞来飞去；翩翩飞舞
    • The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower.蝴蝶在花丛中飞来飞去。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • A bird fluttered to the ground.一只鸟扑向地面。
    • The butterfly fluttered away.蝴蝶飞走了。
    • A couple of little birds fluttered around in the garden.几只小鸟在花园里飞来飞去。
    • The birds fluttered nervously in their cage.那些鸟在笼子里不安地飞来飞去。
  4. [intransitive] (of your heart, etc.心脏等) to beat very quickly and not regularly怦怦乱跳；扑腾
    • I could feel a fluttering pulse.我感到脉搏跳动。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) The sound of his voice in the hall made her heart flutter.他在大厅中讲话的声音使她的心怦怦直跳。🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginOld English floterian, flotorian, a frequentative form related to fleet ‘move or pass quickly’.

flutter

noun
🔊/ˈflʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈflʌtər/
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  1. [countable, usually singular] a quick, light movement振动；飘动；挥动；颤动
    • the flutter of wings翅膀的拍动
    • with a flutter of her long, dark eyelashes她那长长的黑睫毛扑闪了一下
    • (figurative) to feel a flutter of panic in your stomach胸中感到一阵恐慌
    • (figurative) She felt a flutter of excitement.她感到一阵激动。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    verb + flutter
    • give
    preposition
    • flutter of
    See full entry
  2. [countable, usually singular] flutter (on something) (British English, informal) a small bet小赌注
    • to have a flutter on the horses赛马中下小赌注
  3. [singular] a state of nervous or confused excitement紧张兴奋；慌乱
    • Her sudden arrival caused quite a flutter.她的突然来到引起一片慌乱。🔊🔊
    • to be in a flutter/to be all of a flutter扑朔迷离
    • They arrived in a flutter.他们到达时心怦怦直跳。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + flutter
    • feel
    • cause
    preposition
    • in a flutter
    • flutter of
    See full entry
  4. [countable] a very fast heartbeat, caused when somebody is nervous or excited（心脏的）怦怦乱跳，扑腾
    • Her heart gave a flutter when she saw him.她见到他时心怦怦乱跳。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
  5. [uncountable, countable] (medical医学) a medical condition in which you have an unsteady heartbeat 扑动；快速的颤动（或搏动）
  6. [uncountable] (specialist) rapid changes in the pitch or volume of recorded sound （重放录音的）颤振compare wow
    7. Word OriginOld English floterian, flotorian, a frequentative form related to fleet ‘move or pass quickly’.