flutter vi. 1.拍翅振翼;(旗幟)飄揚。 2.顫動,(心)急跳,(脈搏)浮動。 3.(心緒)不寧,坐立不安。 4.〔口語〕對人進(jìn)行測謊。 He fluttered about the room nervously. 他心緒不寧地在房間里徘回。 vt. 1.振(翼);拍(翅)。 2.擾亂;使不安。 n. 1.振翼;飄揚。 2.不安,焦急,波動。 3.(身體部分的)病態(tài)陣跳。 4.〔英俚〕投機,小賭。 5.顫振。 6.圖像跳動,脈沖干擾,放音失真。 7.對…進(jìn)行測謊。 the flutter of wings 翅膀的拍動。 all in a flutter 心慌意亂。 cause [make] a great flutter 轟動一時。 fall into a flutter 心慌意亂。 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.
Our surprise attack put the enemy into a flutter . 我們的奇襲使敵人張皇失措。
It seemed so long since she had been in a flutter at a ball . 似乎她在舞會上婆娑起舞已經(jīng)是很久以前的事。
Laurie was in a flutter of excitement at the idea of having company . 勞笠想到這回有了伙伴真有點飄飄然了。
A woman in a fluttering shawl was creeping slowly by the railings, staggering as she went . 一個女人,裹著飄動的披肩,沿河邊的欄桿慢慢走著,腳步有些踉蹌。
The nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest . 內(nèi)利號巡航艇,帆都沒有顫抖一下,就吃住了錨鏈,牢牢地泊定了。
The two sisters stooped, broad, lethargic; stooping, they presented an incredible expanse of pale cloth and a flutter of tawdry ribbons . 這兩個身寬體胖,無精打彩的姐姐只好屈下身去,她們彎腰時,背影成了寬大得叫人不敢相信的一塊白布,還飄拂著艷俗的緞帶。
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Mother is all of a flutter because of thunder and lightning 由于電閃雷鳴,媽媽感到十分不安。
'course, these days, even a flutter was kind of reassurin' 當(dāng)然在這些日子里那玩意的一點風(fēng)吹草動也讓人感到欣慰
Mrs . rumbold is all in a flutter about her daughter's wedding next week 魯姆伯特太太為女兒下周的婚禮感到焦急不安。