a flutter of somethinga sudden feeling that is not very strong 一阵〔不太强烈的〕感觉 She felt a flutter of curiosity. 她感到一阵好奇。
a flutter of something• I felt a flutter of fear at the base of my throat.• At the same instant he glimpsed a flutter of movement in one of the downstairs rooms.• A moment later we heard a splash and a squeal, more splashing, a flutter of duck, whoops of delight.• There was a flutter of paper as she put a note in his hand.
→ a flutter of something at flutter2(1)