flutter /ˈflʌtə/ CET6 TEM4 ( fluttering, fluttered, flutters )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. 拍动; 飘动

  例：

  Her chiffon skirt was fluttering in the night breeze.

  她的薄绸裙在晚风中飘动。

  例：

  ...a butterfly fluttering its wings.

  …一只拍动着翅膀的蝴蝶。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Flutter is also a noun. 飘动; 拍动

  例：

  ...a flutter of white cloth.

  …白布的飘动。

• 3. 

  V-I If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements. 飘舞; 振翅

  例：

  The paper fluttered to the floor.

  纸飘落到地板上。