"flapping" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拍打
• 扑扇

Definition

指快速上下或前后移动，通常用于描述翅膀或松散物体（如布料）的动作，也可以指这种动作产生的声音。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述鸟或昆虫的翅膀（‘flapping wings’）、旗帜（‘flapping in the wind’）或衣物，很少用于人（幽默时可指手臂）。有反复、明显移动或声音的含义。

Examples

The bird was flapping its wings.

那只鸟在**拍打**翅膀。

The flag was flapping in the wind.

旗帜在风中**飘动**。

The curtains were flapping because the window was open.

窗帘因为窗户开着在**飘动**。

He came running, arms flapping wildly.

他跑过来，手臂疯狂地**挥舞**着。

I could hear the sound of birds flapping outside my window.

我能听到窗外鸟儿**拍打**翅膀的声音。

My papers went flapping everywhere when the fan turned on.

风扇一开，我的文件就到处**乱飞**。