V-I If someone's heart palpitates, it beats very fast in an irregular way, because they are frightened or anxious. 悸动
He felt suddenly faint, and his heart began to palpitate.
他突然感到晕厥,心脏也开始悸动。
V-I If something palpitates, it shakes or seems to shake. 抖动 [文学性]
She lay on the bed, her eyes closed and her bosom palpitating.
她躺在床上,双目合拢,胸部颤抖。
She lay on the bed, her eyes closed and her bosom palpitating.
她躺在床上,双目合拢,胸部颤抖。
My heart was palpitating with fear.
我害怕得心砰砰直跳。
On the bosom of the palpitating air!
在那飘逸的空气里!
The twenty-five years I have lived since then tapered to a palpitating point and vanished. This is a remarkable passage to me.
那以后生活的二十五年,就惭渐缩小成一个颤栗的点,以致终于消失了,这个段落非常值得注意。
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