- [countable, uncountable]
the movement or sound of the heart as it sends blood around the body 心跳;心搏;心跳声 a rapid/regular heartbeat 急速/正常的心跳 She was suddenly aware of her racing heartbeat. 她突然觉察到自己的心跳加剧了。 The first track on the album begins with the sound of a heartbeat. 专辑中的第一首歌是以心跳声开始的。 Her heartbeats steadied. 她的心跳平稳了下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- steady
- irregular
- racing
- …
- monitor
- feel
- hear
- …
- quicken
- the sound of a heartbeat
- [singular] the heartbeat of something
an important feature of something, that is responsible for making it what it is 重要特征;中心 The candidate said that he understood the heartbeat of the Hispanic community in California. 这位候选人说他了解加利福尼亚州的拉美裔美国人社区的特点。