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the fluttering of [noun]
指翅膀、树叶等物体快速摆动或拍动的动作。
The fluttering of the wings woke me up.
翅膀的拍动把我吵醒了。
拍动；摆动；颤动
flutterings — plural of fluttering
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拍动；摆动；颤动
The act or motion of waving, beating, or oscillating rapidly, as of wings or an engine.
The fluttering of the wings woke me up.
翅膀的拍动把我吵醒了。
快速摆动:如翅膀或振动引擎的快速前后或上下摆动；进行这种动作的状态。
Rapid back-and-forth or up-and-down waving or oscillation of, e.g. wings or a vibrating engine; the condition of engaging in such an action.
上下拍动的动作
the motion made by flapping up and down
心房扑动:心房跳动过快的动作。
The action of atrial flutter, in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly.
内心不安:如消化不良、紧张不安等引起的内部搅动感。
A feeling of internal shifting, as with indigestion, nervous flutters, etc.
The fluttering of the butterfly's wings was barely visible.
蝴蝶翅膀的拍动几乎看不见。
The constant fluttering of the curtain kept me awake.
窗帘不停的飘动让我无法入睡。
She felt a nervous fluttering in her stomach.
她感到胃里一阵紧张的悸动。
指翅膀、树叶等物体快速摆动或拍动的动作。
The fluttering of the wings woke me up.
翅膀的拍动把我吵醒了。
常用来描写紧张、不安或心跳过快等身体感觉。
She felt a fluttering in her chest.
她感到胸口有一阵悸动。
Not this
I feel fluttering in my stomach.
Use this
I feel a fluttering in my stomach.
fluttering 在这里作可数名词，表示“一阵扑动/不安感”，作 feel 的宾语时需带不定冠词 a，不能当作不可数名词直接使用。
Not this
The fluttering of the bird's wings are very fast.
Use this
The fluttering of the bird's wings is very fast.
主语是 the fluttering（单数），of the bird's wings 是后置定语，谓语动词应与主语一致，用 is；are 与最近的名词 wings 保持一致是常见的主谓一致错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
翅膀的拍动
The fluttering of wings in the attic kept us awake.
阁楼里翅膀的拍动声让我们无法入睡。
胃里一阵紧张翻腾
I always get a fluttering in the stomach before public speaking.
公开演讲前我总会感到胃里一阵紧张翻腾。
心脏的快速搏动
The doctor detected a fluttering of the heart.
医生检测到心脏快速搏动。
一种颤动感
She felt a fluttering sensation in her abdomen.
她感到腹部有一股颤动感。
紧张不安，心里七上八下
I had butterflies fluttering in my stomach before the interview.
面试前，我紧张得心里七上八下。
（为吸引人而）扇动睫毛
She kept fluttering her eyelashes at the man across the table.
她不停地朝桌子对面那个男人扇动睫毛。
心扑通扑通跳地，心情激动地
He opened the letter with a fluttering heart.
他心扑通扑通地跳着，拆开了那封信。
Use flutterings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象蝴蝶翅膀“扑啦扑啦”快速扇动，flutter 听起来像“扑啦”，记住 fluttering 就是快速拍动、颤动。
语域：mixed 常见场景：描写翅膀或薄片快速摆动的文字、医学或心脏检查语境、形容内心紧张不安的书面表达 该词作名词时，语域随义项变化：指翅膀等快速摆动或内心不安时通常较书面、偏文学化，多用于记叙或描写文字；医学上指心房扑动时则属正式术语，比较常见于临床语境。
All six words rhyme with 'fluttering' (/ˈflʌtɝɪŋ/) because their stressed vowel and following sounds are /ʌtərɪŋ/ and they share the spelling chunk 'uttering'. Beware the lookalikes 'flattering' (/ˈflætərɪŋ/) and 'faltering' (/ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/), which look similar but do not rhyme.
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