Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense flutters, present participle fluttering, past tense, past participle fluttered
1V-ERG 颤动;飘动;挥动 If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. 颤动;飘动;挥动
Her chiffon skirt was fluttering in the night breeze. [VERB]
她的雪纺裙在晚风中飘动着。
...a butterfly fluttering its wings. [VERB noun]
挥动着翅膀的蝴蝶
...the fluttering white lace handkerchief. [VERB-ing]
2VERB (小鸟)振翅飞翔;(纸片)飘飞,翩翩飞舞 If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements. (小鸟)振翅飞翔;(纸片)飘飞,翩翩飞舞
The paper fluttered to the floor. [VERB adv./prep.]
纸飘落到地板上。
The birds were active, whirring and fluttering among the trees. [VERB]
4VERB 匆忙急赶;奔走 If you say that someone flutters somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous. 匆忙急赶;奔走
She'd been fluttering about in the kitchen. [VERB adv./prep.]
她一直在厨房里忙前忙后。
5VERB (心)扑通扑通地跳,怦怦直跳 If your heart or stomach flutters, you experience a strong feeling of excitement or anxiety. (心)扑通扑通地跳,怦怦直跳
The look in his eyes made my heart flutter. [VERB]