flutter
英 ['flʌtə]
美 ['flʌtɚ]
- vi. 飄動；鼓翼；煩擾
- vt. 拍；使焦急；使飄動
- n. 擺動；鼓翼；煩擾
助記提示
flit輕快地移動。
flutter飄動,振翅飛舞(雙寫t加-er,表示反複動作。
fleet快速的,敏捷的。
trip旅行。
traipse長途跋涉,令人疲憊的步行 。
難道是trip得快要死了才叫做traipse?
1. frequentative of float.
2. flatter是拍馬屁；flutter是拍翅膀
中文詞源
flutter 顫動，慌亂來自float, 浮動，波動。-er, 表反複。引申詞義顫動，慌亂。或來自輔音叢fl, 撲騰，拍打，擬聲詞，詞源同flap, flip, flounce.
英文詞源
- flutter (v.)
- Old English floterian "to flutter (of birds), to fly before, flicker, float to and fro, be tossed by waves," frequentative of flotian "to float" (see float (v.)). Meaning "throw (someone) into confusion" is from 1660s. Related: Fluttered; fluttering. As a noun, "quick, irregular motion," from 1640s; meaning "state of excitement" is 1740s. Flutterpate "flighty person" is from 1894.
雙語例句
- 1. The look in his eyes made my heart flutter.
- 他的眼神讓我心裏撲通撲通直跳。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I had a flutter on five horses.
- 我在5匹馬身上下了小賭注。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Our surprise attack put the enemy into a flutter.
- 我們的奇襲使敵人張皇失措.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The news caused a flutter among the teaching staff.
- 這個消息在全體教師中引起了不安.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Snowflakes flutter in the air.
- 飛雪花了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》