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Flit   [V Verb 动词 Mind Time S N

英语单词 flit
英美音标 英 [flɪt] 美 [flɪt]
中文释义 v.轻快地飞;掠过;搬家(尤指为躲债)
n.掠过;搬家
英语例句 (1) Bees were flitting from flower to flower.
(2) Fancies flitted through my mind.
(3) I had to change schools every time my parents flitted.
中文例句 (1) 蜜蜂在花丛间飞来飞去。
(2) 我的脑中掠过各种幻想。
(3) 每次我的父母搬家,我都不得不转学。
vocabulary简明 A flit is a quick movement. You might flit around a crowded party, greeting everyone briefly with some light-hearted chatter and moving on quickly.
vocabulary扩展 Whether it's used to describe something literal or figurative, flit refers to something fleeting and quick. Flit and fleet are both related to float. Something that floats keeps moving. A smile might flit across your face or a thought may flit into your mind. That means the smile or the thought is there for a second and then gone.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]辗转;穿梭 If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them.
  [V prep/adv]
  • Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity...

    劳拉穿梭于纽约各处,一有机会就打车。

  • He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna.

    他辗转于佛罗伦萨、罗马和博洛尼亚三地之间。

2
[VERB 动词](在不同情况间)转变,转换 If someone flits from one thing or situation to another, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly.
  [V from n to n]
  [V prep]
  • She flits from one dance partner to another...

    她不断地换舞伴。

  • He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.

    他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。

3
[VERB 动词]飞过;掠过;闪过 If something such as a bird or a bat flits about, it flies quickly from one place to another.
  [V prep/adv]
  • ...the parrot that flits from tree to tree.

    在树木间飞来飞去的鹦鹉

4
[VERB 动词](表情或念头)闪现,闪过 If an expression flits across your face or an idea flits through your mind, it is there for a short time and then goes again.
  [V across n]
  [V through n]
  • He was unable to prevent a look of interest from flitting across his features...

    他脸上忍不住掠过一丝感兴趣的神色。

  • Images and memories of the evening flitted through her mind.

    关于那个晚上的影像和记忆在她脑海中一一闪现。

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