flutter
verb
noun
ˈflʌtə
verb
1
if
a
bird
or
insect
flutters,
or
if
it
flutters
its
wings,
it
flies
by
moving
its
wings
lightly
up
and
down
振（翼），拍打（翅膀）
I,T
A
small
bird
fluttered
past
the
window.
一只小鸟拍打着翅膀飞过窗前。
2
to
make
small
gentle
movements
in
the
air
〔在空中〕飘扬，飘动
I
Dead
leaves
fluttered
slowly
to
the
ground.
枯叶慢慢飘落到地上。
The
flag
fluttered
in
the
light
breeze.
旗帜在微风中飘动。
3
if
your
heart
or
your
stomach
flutters,
you
feel
very
excited
or
nervous
〔因激动或紧张，心脏或胃〕怦怦跳，颤抖，悸动
I
4
if
your
eyelids
flutter,
they
move
slightly
when
you
are
asleep
〔睡觉时眼皮〕颤动
I
Her
eyelids
fluttered
but
did
not
open.
她的眼皮动了一下，但眼睛没有睁开。
5
flutter your eyelashes (at sb)
if
a
woman
flutters
her
eyelashes
at
a
man,
she
looks
at
him
and
moves
her
eyes
to
make
herself
attractive
to
him
〔女子〕（朝某人）扑闪 （忽闪 ）眼睫毛〔吸引男子注意〕
noun
6
a
feeling
of
being
nervous,
confused,
or
excited
不安; 困惑; 激动
in
a
flutter
She
was
all
in
a
flutter.
她浑身感到紧张。
His
sudden
resignation
caused
quite
a
flutter.
他突然辞职引起不小的骚动。
7
a
flutter
of
sth
a
sudden
feeling
that
is
not
very
strong
一阵某种〔不太强烈的〕感觉
She
felt
a
flutter
of
curiosity.
她感到一阵好奇。
8
a
light
gentle
movement
〔轻缓的〕拍动; 晃动
[+
of
]
a
flutter
of
wings
翅膀的拍动
9
have a flutter
to
risk
a
small
amount
of
money
on
the
result
of
something
such
as
a
horse
race
[英，非正式] 〔赛马等的时候〕下一笔小赌注;
BrE informal