Word · Frequency #24600
flutterings
拍动；摆动；颤动
flutterings is the plural of fluttering.
The act or motion of waving, beating, or oscillating rapidly, as of wings or an engine.
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
the motion made by flapping up and down
上下拍动的动作
- 3.
The action of atrial flutter, in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly.
心房扑动:心房跳动过快的动作。
- 4.
A feeling of internal shifting, as with indigestion, nervous flutters, etc.
内心不安:如消化不良、紧张不安等引起的内部搅动感。
一阵紧张；内心不安；心房扑动；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。；上下拍动的动作；心房扑动:心房跳动过快的动作。
In use
The fluttering of the butterfly's wings was barely visible.
The constant fluttering of the curtain kept me awake.
She felt a nervous fluttering in her stomach.
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。
a fluttering in [body part]
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。
Common mistakes
I feel fluttering in my stomach.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。
Connections
Collocations
- the fluttering of wings
- 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。
- a fluttering in the stomach
- 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。
- a fluttering of the heart
- 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。
- a fluttering sensation
- 一种颤动感
- She felt a fluttering sensation in her abdomen.她感到腹部有一股颤动感。
Idioms & figurative uses
- butterflies fluttering in one's stomach
- 紧张不安，心里七上八下I had butterflies fluttering in my stomach before the interview.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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