Word · Frequency #9044
flutters
振翅；轻快地飞
flutters is the third person singular of flutter.
Of a bird or insect, to fly or move through the air with quick, light beats of the wings.
- 1.
To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
快速但不规则地拍动或挥动
- 2.
Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
有翼动物:拍动翅膀而不飞行；轻拍翅膀飞行
- 3.
To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
由于弹性变形和空气动力之间的正反馈循环而导致的发散振动(可能导致结构失效)
- 4.
To cause something to flap.
使某物拍动
- 5.
To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
使混乱；使困惑
- 6.
To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
处于激动或不确定状态
飘动；摆动；扑动；使扑动；使摆动；心神不宁；紧张不安；使慌乱；扰乱；（航空）颤振；发生气动弹性颤振
In use
The butterfly flutters its wings rapidly to stay aloft.
The flags fluttered gently in the breeze during the ceremony.
She felt her heart flutter with excitement as she opened the gift.
Verb forms
base flutter · third person flutters · -ing fluttering · past fluttered · past participle fluttered
规则动词，加-ed/-ing/-s构成变化形式。
Connections
Collocations
- flutter its wings
- 拍动翅膀（昆虫或鸟扇动翅膀）
- The hummingbird fluttered its wings rapidly as it hovered by the flower.蜂鸟在花旁盘旋时快速地拍动着翅膀。
- flutter in the breeze
- 在微风中飘动
- Colorful flags fluttered in the breeze outside the stadium.体育场外五颜六色的旗帜在微风中飘动。
- flutter to the ground
- 飘落到地面
- Dry leaves fluttered to the ground one by one in the autumn wind.秋风中，枯叶一片一片地飘落到地面。
- flutter about
- 坐立不安地走动；忙乱地转来转去
- The hostess fluttered about the kitchen, checking every dish before the guests arrived.女主人坐立不安地在厨房里走动，在客人到来前检查每一道菜。
- flutter one's eyelashes
- 眨动睫毛（以吸引注意）
- She fluttered her eyelashes at him and smiled.她朝他眨动着睫毛，微笑了一下。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
像蝴蝶振翅般快速而不规则地扑动，轻飘不定，就是flutter。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述鸟类或昆虫拍翅、描述旗帜、叶子等轻盈飘动、描述心跳或情绪不安 flutter 作动词时通常属于中性词，正式与非正式场合都可用。日常多用于描述翅膀、旗帜、叶子等物体快速而不规则地拍动或飘动，也常用来形容心跳或情绪的不安；在工程技术语境中则指结构物的颤振，使用时需要根据上下文判断具体含义。
Grammar Note
常用于描述鸟拍翅或心跳
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 flutter 押韵，都以重读的 /ʌ/ 加 /tər/ 结尾：butter、gutter、mutter、shutter、stutter、utter。注意：flatter、flitter、floater 看起来相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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