flutter vi. 1.拍翅振翼;(旗幟)飄揚(yáng)。 2.顫動(dòng),(心)急跳,(脈搏)浮動(dòng)。 3.(心緒)不寧,坐立不安。 4.〔口語〕對(duì)人進(jìn)行測謊。 He fluttered about the room nervously. 他心緒不寧地在房間里徘回。 vt. 1.振(翼);拍(翅)。 2.擾亂;使不安。 n. 1.振翼;飄揚(yáng)。 2.不安,焦急,波動(dòng)。 3.(身體部分的)病態(tài)陣跳。 4.〔英俚〕投機(jī),小賭。 5.顫振。 6.圖像跳動(dòng),脈沖干擾,放音失真。 7.對(duì)…進(jìn)行測謊。 the flutter of wings 翅膀的拍動(dòng)。 all in a flutter 心慌意亂。 cause [make] a great flutter 轟動(dòng)一時(shí)。 fall into a flutter 心慌意亂。 in a flutter 心里卜卜跳。 put sb. in [into] a flutter = throw sb. into a flutter 使忐忑不安。 n. -er ,-ingly adv.
about adv. 1.大約,差不多;前后,左右。 About a mile 大約一英里。 That's about right. 大致不差。 That's about (the size of) it. 就是那么一回事;大概如此。 It is about finished 差不多要完成[終結(jié)]。 2.周圍,四面;到處。 Look about 四顧。 3.活動(dòng);盛行,到處散布,傳布。 The news is going about. 消息正在傳開。 4.繞著,圍著,倒轉(zhuǎn),掉轉(zhuǎn)。 Round about 掉轉(zhuǎn),回頭,倒過來。 Face about (使)轉(zhuǎn)過來。 Put the ship about 把船倒過頭來。 The wrong way about 相反,倒轉(zhuǎn)過來。 5.附近;〔古語〕周圍。 Is the manager about 經(jīng)理在嗎? There is no one about. 附近無人。 A mile about 周圍一英里。 6.〔接帶 to 的不定式〕將要。 1.在…周圍。 About the neck 繞著脖子,圍在頸上。 2.在…附近,在…身邊,手頭。 Somewhere about here 在此地附近。 I have no money about me. 我身邊無錢。 3.前后,左右;大概。 About noon 正午前后。 4.對(duì)于,關(guān)于。 Talk about sb. 談?wù)撃橙恕?He is most particular about being conscientious. 他最講究認(rèn)真。 5.從事于。 What are you about 你在干什么? adj.〔用作表語〕傳播,流行。 Rumour is about. 謠言紛紛。 About and about 〔美俚〕差不多,大致相同。 (Right) about face 〔美國〕向后轉(zhuǎn)! About turn 〔英國〕向后轉(zhuǎn)。 Be about 1. 起來;活動(dòng);動(dòng)手,做事 (Butterflies are about early this year. 今年蝴蝶活動(dòng)得早。 He is not yet (up and) about . 他還沒有起來,還未動(dòng)手。 Mind what you are about! 當(dāng)心!注意!)2.散布,傳播,流行。Be about to 準(zhǔn)備,將要,正打算 (He is about to speak. 他正打算說話)。 Go about 1. 正要,將要。 2. 使(船)掉頭。 Go a long way about 繞很多路。 Much about 幾乎。 Out and about 從事日常工作,(病后等)起來做事。 Set about 動(dòng)手,著手。 Take turns about 輪流。 Turn and turn about 交互。
He fluttered about the room nervously . 他心緒不寧地在房間里徘徊。
She glimpsed her mother ' s sweat - soaked hair and bleeding lower lip , taking notice of her squirming belly and the flies that were fluttering about the room 她看到了母親汗?jié)竦念^發(fā)和流血的下唇,看到了母親可怕地抽搐著的肚皮和滿室飛動(dòng)的蒼蠅。