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fluttered 是动词 flutter 的过去式和过去分词,意为"飘动、颤动、拍翅膀"。形容轻盈而快速的来回移动,如旗帜随风飘动、蝴蝶拍动翅膀,或心脏因紧张而怦怦跳动。
The curtain fluttered gently in the breeze.
窗帘在微风中轻轻飘动。
Her heart fluttered with excitement as she opened the letter that had traveled across the ocean to reach her.
当她打开那封漂洋过海寄来的信时,心激动得怦怦直跳。
flutter 源自古英语 floterian,意为"来回飘动、漂浮",与 float(漂浮)有同源关系。其原始日耳曼语词根传达了一种轻盈、反复运动的意象。加上 -ed 后缀构成过去式,表示动作已经发生。