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flutter/ˈflʌtə/ v. & n.●v. 1a intr. flap the wings in flying or trying to fly (飞行或试图飞行时)拍翅,振翼 butterflies fluttered in the sunshine 蝴蝶在阳光下拍翅飞翔 b tr. flap (the wings) 拍(翅),振(翼) 2 intr. fall with a quivering motion 吹动着下落,飘落 leaves fluttered to the ground 树叶飘落到地面上 3 intr. & tr. move or cause to move irregularly or tremblingly (使)不规则(或颤抖)地动;(使)颤动;(使)飘动 the wind fluttered the flag 风吹动着旗子 4 intr. go about restlessly; flit; hover 烦乱不安地走来走去;飞来飞去;盘旋 5 tr. agitate, confuse 使激动;使慌乱;使不安 6 intr. (of a pulse or heartbeat) beat feebly or irregularly (脉搏或心脏)微弱(或不规则)地跳动 7 intr. tremble with excitement or agitation (因兴奋或激动而)发抖,颤抖 ●n. 1a the act of fluttering 不规则(或颤抖)的运动 b an instance of this 振翼,拍翅;飘落;飘动;颤抖 2 a state of tremulous excitement; a sensation 激动不安;紧张;轰动 was in a flutter 心绪不宁; caused a flutter with his behaviour 他的行为引起一阵骚动 3 Brit. colloq. a small bet, esp. on a horse [英口] (尤指押在马上的)小赌注,小赌 4 an abnormally rapid but regular heartbeat (快得异常但有规律的)心跳 5 Aeron. an undesired oscillation in a part of an aircraft etc. under stress 【空】(飞机的一部分等在应力下的)颤振 6 Mus. a rapid movement of the tongue (as when rolling one's rs) in playing a wind instrument 【音】(吹奏管乐器时)舌的快速运动(如同发颤音 r) 7 Electronics a rapid variation of pitch, esp. of recorded sound (cf. 参见 WOW2) 【电子学】音高(尤指所录音的音高)的快速变化 8 a vibration 颤动,振动,抖动 □ flutter the dovecots cause alarm among normally imperturbable people 在本来不易激动的人们中间引起惊慌 □ flutterer n.□ fluttery adj.[Old English floterian, flotorian, frequentative form related to FLEET5] |