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flutter

/fluht-er/US // ˈflʌt ər //UK // (ˈflʌtə) //

扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞

Related Words

hover悬停,徘徊,悬浮,盘旋quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动throb悸动,跳动,搏动,抽动flit飞翔,飞舞,飞来飞去,飞来横祸flicker闪烁,忽明忽暗,闪变,闪烁的drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮vibrate震动,振动,震荡,震撼flop扑倒,扑向wiggle蠕动,扭动,蠕变,摇摆shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动flitter闪烁,闪闪发光,闪闪发亮,闪光bat蝙蝠,击球,蝠,蝙蝠的palpitate悸动,悸动着,悸动不安,惊悸ruffle褶边,围脖,褶皱,围裙beat打,殴打,拍打,击打pulsate脉动,脉动式,跳动,脉冲式swing摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
    • : to flap the wings rapidly; fly with flapping movements.
    • : to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate.
    • : to beat rapidly, as the heart.
    • : to be tremulous or agitated.
    • : to go with irregular motions or aimless course: to flutter back and forth.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to flutter; vibrate; agitate.
    • : to throw into nervous or tremulous excitement; cause mental agitation; confuse.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fluttering movement: He made little nervous flutters with his hands.
    • : a state of nervous excitement or mental agitation: a flutter of anticipation.
    • : flutter kick.
    • : Audio. a variation in pitch resulting from rapid fluctuations in the speed of a recording.Compare wow.
    • : Chiefly British. a small wager or speculative investment.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbwave rapidly, flap
Forms: fluttered, fluttering
Synonyms
drift漂流,漂移,漂泊,漂浮flicker闪烁,忽明忽暗,闪变,闪烁的flit飞翔,飞舞,飞来飞去,飞来横祸flop扑倒,扑向hover悬停,徘徊,悬浮,盘旋quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动throb悸动,跳动,搏动,抽动tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动vibrate震动,振动,震荡,震撼wiggle蠕动,扭动,蠕变,摇摆wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的agitate搅拌,鼓动,搅拌器,煽动bat蝙蝠,击球,蝠,蝙蝠的beat打,殴打,拍打,击打dance舞蹈,跳舞,舞会,舞flitter闪烁,闪闪发光,闪闪发亮,闪光fluctuate变幻莫测,摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,波动lop贷款,圈圈oscillate摇摆不定,摆动,摇摆不定的,摆动的palpitate悸动,悸动着,悸动不安,惊悸pulsate脉动,脉动式,跳动,脉冲式quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符ripple涟漪,波纹,纹波,涟波ruffle褶边,围脖,褶皱,围裙shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动swing摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡

Examples

  • Put loudness and slowness together, though, and the results tend to feel hefty and overgrown in our mind’s ear, even though we’re only experiencing a weightless flutter of air.

  • There are ghosts that may flutter above the stage at the Met.

  • Farrow smiles and butterflies flutter and stars shoot across the night sky.

  • It started off small: a hint of annoyance here, a flutter of incredulity there.

  • There are no red carpets and you just flutter about watching films.

  • Just as suddenly she was gone, leaving a flutter of red curtains.

  • They generally flutter for two or three minutes about the most elevated point of any object, and then disappear.

  • Oh, Ive had it out and felt behind it, urged Miss Carrington, all of a flutter now.

  • There was a note in her voice of such absolute sincerity, mingled with fear, that he opened his arms and let her flutter away.

  • It is why they have black wings and tails, why they flutter so with joy, and why they never finish their song.

  • He half expected a check to fall fluttering to the floor; but alas, there was not a single flutter.

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