14. owl n. 貓頭鷹
Eg:
A night owl 夜貓子
15. chatter vi./n. 喋喋不休;(鳥、猴子等發出)短促尖叫;
Eg:
I could hear the boys chattering in the other room.
我能聽見男孩們在另一個房間里喋喋不休地說話。
16. flutter vi. 震翼;飄動,飄揚;(心臟等)快速跳動 n. 緊張,激動不安
短語:
In a flutter 心神不定的,驚慌的
Fall into a flutter 心緒不寧;陷于極度緊張
Put/throw sb. in/into a flutter 使某人忐忑不安
Eg:
All the people were in a flutter.
所有人都心神不定。
派:
Fluttery a. 飄動的,不安的
17. hover vi. 翱翔,盤旋;逗留在近旁,徘徊;彷徨;猶豫
短語:
Hover between life and death
在生死關頭徘徊
Eg:
The hawks were hovering overhead.
鷹在頭頂盤旋。
18. flap n. 片狀垂懸物(信封的口蓋、衣服的袋蓋等);飄動,振動;激動 vt. 使拍動,使飄動 vi. 飄動,振翅
短語:
Be in a flap 在激動中,慌作一團
Get into a flap 激動或慌亂起來
Eg:
There is no need to flap.
不要著急嘛。
派:
Flappable a. 容易心慌的