the pulsation of the heart 心脏的搏动 ■(一般 heartbeats)a single pulsation of the heart (单次的)心跳 her heartbeats steadied. 她的心跳平稳了下来。 ■(figurative)a person or thing providing or representing an animating or vital unifying force (喻)活力之所在;维系人心者;中心 Ontario has long been the commercial heartbeat of Canada. 安大略省长期以来一直是加拿大商业活力的中心。
常用词组 a heartbeat away
from very close to; on the verge of 近在咫尺 laughter was only a heartbeat from tears. 哭笑之间,咫尺而已。