flitter about/around
常与 about 或 around 连用，表示在某处轻快地四处移动。
Moths flittered about the lamp.
飞蛾在灯周围轻快地飞来飞去。
轻快移动；飘动；迅速变换
flittered — past of flitter
散落；碎散；散成碎片；快速而灵活地移动；快速变换状态或位置；振翅或颤动
To move quickly and lightly; to flutter or quiver; to pass rapidly from one condition or place to another.
散成碎片
To scatter in pieces.
快速而灵活地移动
To move about rapidly and nimbly.
快速变换状态或位置
To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
振翅或颤动
To flutter or quiver.
一般现在时
A butterfly flitters from flower to flower.
蝴蝶在花间飞来飞去。
一般过去时
The hummingbird flittered around the feeder yesterday.
蜂鸟昨天在喂食器周围飞来飞去。
present progressive
Moths are flittering near the porch light.
飞蛾在门廊灯旁飞来飞去。
表示轻快地飞来飞去，常用于描述昆虫或小鸟。
Butterflies flitter among the flowers in the garden.
蝴蝶在花园的花丛中飞来飞去。
用法提示：flitter 表示轻快地飞来飞去，此处用原形，主语为复数。
A small bird flittered across the yard yesterday morning.
昨天早晨一只小鸟在院子里快速飞来飞去。
用法提示：flittered 为过去式，表示一次具体的动作。
The fly flitters around the room, buzzing loudly.
苍蝇在房间里嗡嗡地飞来飞去。
用法提示：flitters 为第三人称单数形式，描述习惯性动作。
常与 about 或 around 连用，表示在某处轻快地四处移动。
Moths flittered about the lamp.
飞蛾在灯周围轻快地飞来飞去。
from ... to ... 标出移动的起点和终点。
A butterfly flittered from flower to flower.
一只蝴蝶从一朵花飞到另一朵花。
across 或 over 后接移动所经过的平面或区域。
A shadow flittered across the wall.
一道影子掠过墙面。
down 或 onto 强调轻飘地向下落至某处。
Leaves flittered down onto the path.
叶子飘落到小路上。
grammar · medium
易错句子The hummingbird flittered the garden.
正确表达The hummingbird flittered around the garden.
flitter 表示轻快地移动或飘动，是不及物动词，不能直接跟地点宾语；表示“在花园里飞来飞去”要加 around/about 等介词，即 flitter around the garden。
grammar · medium
易错句子The butterfly flittered its wings.
正确表达The butterfly fluttered its wings.
flitter 是不及物动词，不能带宾语；表示“扇动翅膀”这个及物动作要用 flutter，即 flutter its wings，而 flitter 强调轻快移动或飘动。
flutter 强调像翅膀那样反复扑动或迎风摆荡，动作幅度较大且有起伏；flitter 侧重轻快细碎地来回移动，常带轻微颤动。说翅膀、旗帜、睫毛时多用 flutter。
flit 指从一处到另一处快速轻巧地移动，多用于鸟、昆虫或人的身影，重在位移；flitter 除位移外还常含颤动、飘忽的意味。表示“快速变换位置”时两者都可用，但 flit 更常见、更中性。
flicker 多用于光、火焰忽明忽暗，或神情短暂闪现；flitter 描述实体轻快地移动或颤动，一般不用来说光线。
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