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.
His heart fluttered with excitement as he was waiting for the reception by the leaders 他在等待领导人接见时激动得心怦怦直跳。
Once i shipped a sea so heavy that i had to stop and bale , with my heart fluttering like a bird ; but gradually i got into the way of the thing , and guided my coracle among the waves , with only now and then a blow upon her bows and a dash of foam in my face 有一次一个大浪冲过来使小艇积了许多水,使我不得不停下来,心里焦急得像揣着小兔子似地往外舀水。但我已逐渐习惯了,能够划着小艇在波浪中上下滑行,只是偶尔有点水从船头泼过来,溅起一股飞沫喷在我脸上。