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stirrings

UK //ˈstɜːrɪŋz//US //ˈstɜːrɪŋz//

词源

源自中古英语 'stiren',意为'移动'或'搅动',加上后缀 '-ing' 表示动作或状态。

noun

❶ 指轻微的动静或初步的迹象,常用来描述情感、想法或运动的开始阶段。

“She felt the first stirrings of love when she met him.”

(当她遇见他时,她感受到了爱的初萌。)

“There were stirrings of rebellion among the workers.”

(工人们中间开始有了反抗的迹象。)

同义词:beginnings, hints, signs, indications

常见短语

first stirrings — 指某事最初的迹象或感觉,常用于描述情感或变化的开始。

“The first stirrings of dawn appeared in the eastern sky.”

(黎明的第一缕曙光出现在东方的天空。)