| 单词 | flutter |
| 释义 | flutter —flutter /ˈflʌt.ər/ aep /ˈflʌt̬.ɚ/ noun [C usually singular] (EXCITEMENT) ► F0 a short period of excited activity: » The publication of her first novel last autumn caused a flutter of excitement.Thesaurus+: ↑Short in time , ↑Temporarynoun [C usually singular] UK INFORMAL (MONEY) ► F0 a small bet (= money risked), especially on a horse race: » Auntie Paula likes to have a bit of a flutter on the horses.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksnoun [S] (MOVEMENT) ► F0 a quick up-and-down movementThesaurus+: ↑Shaking, swinging and vibratingverb [I or T] (MOVE) ↑Verb Endings for flutter ► F0 to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this: » Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.» Leaves fluttered down onto the path.» Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine.» A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.Thesaurus+: ↑Shaking, swinging and vibratingverb [I] (HEART/STOMACH) ↑Verb Endings for flutter ► F0 If your heart or stomach flutters, you feel slightly uncomfortable because you are excited or nervous: » Every time I think about my exams my stomach flutters!Thesaurus+: ↑Shaking, swinging and vibrating |
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