a flitter of sth
用于表示轻微、短暂的感觉,常接 doubt、fear、nervousness 等抽象名词。
He felt a flitter of doubt before he answered.
回答之前,他感到一丝疑虑。
破布;碎片;碎屑;微感;一丝感觉;小型飞行器;小型航天器;Hyarotis属弄蝶;振翅的动作
振翅的动作
A fluttering movement
破布;碎片
A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
各种属Hyarotis的弄蝶
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis.
小型飞行器或航天器
A small aircraft or spacecraft.
微小的可感知感觉
A small perceptible feeling
The hummingbird vanished in a quick flitter of wings.
蜂鸟在一阵快速振翅中消失了。
用法提示:flitter 作名词,表示快速振翅的动作。
With a nervous flitter of her eyelashes, she looked away.
她紧张地睫毛一颤,移开了目光。
用法提示:flitter 作名词,表示睫毛的扑动。
A flitter of movement caught my eye from the corner of the room.
房间角落的一阵扑动吸引了我的目光。
用法提示:flitter 作名词,表示一阵轻微的扑动。
用于表示轻微、短暂的感觉,常接 doubt、fear、nervousness 等抽象名词。
He felt a flitter of doubt before he answered.
回答之前,他感到一丝疑虑。
指振翅、扑动这一动作,常与 wings 等词搭配,前面多用定冠词。
The flitter of the moth's wings was the only sound in the room.
房间里唯一的声音就是蛾子翅膀的扑动。
表示“碎片、破布”时通常用复数 flitters,较少用单数。
Flitters of torn paper lay across the floor.
撕碎的纸片散落了一地。
grammar · medium
易错句子This machine can flitter dirty water.
正确表达This machine can filter dirty water.
flitter 是名词,表示“振翅的动作、破布、碎片”等;表示“过滤”的动词是 filter。两者拼写相近,但词义和词性不同,不能把 filter 写成 flitter。
grammar · medium
易错句子The hangar held several flitter.
正确表达The hangar held several flitters.
flitter 是可数名词,前面有 several 时要用复数形式 flitters;汉语名词没有数词形变化,学习者容易漏掉复数词尾 -s。
flitter 在本义项中是名词,指一次轻快的振翅或扑动;flutter 可作名词或动词,指翅膀、旗帜、纸片等的扑动或飘动。两者都能描写翅膀,但 flutter 不限于一次动作,也可指持续扑动;flitter 更突出轻快、细碎的振翅画面。
flitter 在本义项中是名词,指一次轻快的振翅或扑动;flit 可作动词,指人或小动物轻快地掠过、从一处移到另一处,也可作名词指一次轻快移动。若重点在翅膀的扑动本身,用 flitter;若重点在快速飞掠的路线,用 flit。
flitter 在本义项中是名词,指轻快的振翅或扑动;glitter 表示因反光而闪闪发亮,主语多为珠宝、亮片、水面等反光物。两者拼写和发音相近,但 glitter 不表示翅膀动作。
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