flutter vi. 1.拍翅振翼;(旗帜)飘扬。 2.颤动,(心)急跳,(脉搏)浮动。 3.(心绪)不宁,坐立不安。 4.〔口语〕对人进行测谎。 He fluttered about the room nervously. 他心绪不宁地在房间里徘回。 vt. 1.振(翼);拍(翅)。 2.扰乱;使不安。 n. 1.振翼;飘扬。 2.不安,焦急,波动。 3.(身体部分的)病态阵跳。 4.〔英俚〕投机,小赌。 5.颤振。 6.图像跳动,脉冲干扰,放音失真。 7.对…进行测谎。 the flutter of wings 翅膀的拍动。 all in a flutter 心慌意乱。 cause [make] a great flutter 轰动一时。 fall into a flutter 心慌意乱。 in a flutter 心里卜卜跳。 put sb. in [into] a flutter = throw sb. into a flutter 使忐忑不安。 n. -er ,-ingly adv.
It seemed so long since she had been in a flutter at a ball . 似乎她在舞会上婆娑起舞已经是很久以前的事。
Laurie was in a flutter of excitement at the idea of having company . 劳笠想到这回有了伙伴真有点飘飘然了。
A woman in a fluttering shawl was creeping slowly by the railings, staggering as she went . 一个女人,裹着飘动的披肩,沿河边的栏杆慢慢走着,脚步有些踉跄。
Mrs . rumbold is all in a flutter about her daughter ' s wedding next week 鲁姆伯特太太为女儿下周的婚礼感到焦急不安。
Selam is actually a skull and near - complete skeleton . it ' s a find that has had the science world in a flutter 科学家们在非洲国家埃塞俄比亚境内发掘出了塞拉姆的头盖骨以及保存得几乎完整的骸骨化石。这一重大发现也在科学界掀起了阵阵波澜。