heartbeat

英 [ˈhɑːtbiːt]

美 [ˈhɑːrtbiːt]

n. 心跳; 心搏; 心跳声; 重要特征; 中心

复数：heartbeats　第三人称单数：heartbeats　

Collins.1 / BNC.12499 / COCA.8254

习惯用语

a heartbeat away (from sth)

in a heartbeat

noun

心跳；心搏；心跳声
the movement or sound of the heart as it sends blood around the body
1. a rapid/regular heartbeat
  急速 / 正常的心跳
重要特征；中心
an important feature of sth, that is responsible for making it what it is
1. 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西班牙语裔美国人社区的特点。

N-SING 心搏;心跳
Yourheartbeatis the regular movement of your heart as it pumps blood around your body.
1. Your baby's heartbeat will be monitored continuously.
  宝宝的心搏将会受到持续监控。
N-COUNT （一次）心搏，心跳
Aheartbeatis one of the movements of your heart.
1. Smoking could lead to irregular heartbeats.
  吸烟会引起心律失常。

noun

an animating or vital unifying force
1. New York is the commercial heartbeat of America
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
1. he could feel the beat of her heart
Synonym:pulsepulsationbeat
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Synonym:blink of an eyeflashinstantjiffysplit secondtricetwinklingwinkNew York minute

I can feel your heartbeat; I can see your soul in your eyes.
我能感觉你的心跳；我能看见你的眼睛你灵魂。
Life, not just breathing and heartbeat.
生命，并非仅仅是呼吸和心跳。
I can feel my heartbeat in my teeth.
我的牙齿都能感到我的心跳了。
Your baby's heartbeat will be monitored continuously.
宝宝的心搏将会受到持续监控。
She was taken to hospital suffering from an irregular heartbeat
她因心律不齐被送往医院。
I hear his heartbeat all the time, even when I'm sleeping.
我能听到他的心跳声，甚至是我在睡觉的时候。
Your love gonna stop my heartbeat.
你的爱快要让我停止心跳了。
I have a regular heartbeat.
我的心跳很有规律。
I am your own heartbeat.
我是你们自己的心跳。
Note that this is unrelated to the alarm-thread heartbeat.
注意，这与alarm线程心跳无关。