Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense flits, present participle flitting, past tense, past participle flitted
1VERB 辗转;穿梭 If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them. 辗转;穿梭
Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity. [VERB prep./adv.]
劳拉穿梭于纽约各处,一有机会就打车。
He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna. [VERB prep./adv.]
他辗转于佛罗伦萨、罗马和博洛尼亚三地之间。
2VERB (在不同情况间)转变,转换 If someone flitsfrom one thing or situation to another, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly. (在不同情况间)转变,转换
She flits from one dance partner to another. [VERBfrom noun to noun]
她不断地换舞伴。
He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease. [VERB prep.]
他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。
3VERB 飞过;掠过;闪过 If something such as a bird or a bat flits about, it flies quickly from one place to another. 飞过;掠过;闪过
...the parrot that flits from tree to tree. [VERB prep./adv.]
4VERB (表情或念头)闪现,闪过 If an expression flitsacross your face or an idea flitsthrough your mind, it is there for a short time and then goes again. (表情或念头)闪现,闪过
He was unable to prevent a look of interest from flitting across his features. [V + across]
他脸上忍不住掠过一丝感兴趣的神色。
Images and memories of the evening flitted through her mind. [VERB + through]