whirl
英 [wɜːl]
美[wɝrl]
- n. 旋转，回旋；昏乱；一连串的事；短暂的旅行
- vi. 旋转，回旋；急走；头晕眼花
- vt. 使旋转；卷走，飞快地带走
词态变化
第三人称单数: whirls;过去式: whirled;过去分词: whirled;现在分词: whirling;
助记提示
1. 谐音“涡儿哦、弯儿哦”----漩涡、涡旋哦。
中文词源
whirl 旋转
词源同wharf,旋转，码头。
英英释意
- 1. confused movement;
- "he was caught up in a whirl of work"
- "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
- 2. the shape of something rotating rapidly
- 3. a usually brief attempt;
- "he took a crack at it"
- "I gave it a whirl"
- 4. the act of rotating rapidly;
- "he gave the crank a spin"
- "it broke off after much twisting"
英文词源
- whirl (v.)
- c. 1300, probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see wharf). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.
- whirl (n.)
- early 15c., "flywheel of a spindle," from whirl (v.). The meaning "act of whirling" is recorded from late 15c.; figurative sense of "confused activity" is recorded from 1550s. Colloquial sense of "tentative attempt" is attested from 1884, American English.
同义词辨析
rotate, revolve, roll, spin, turn, whirl, circle
这些动词均有"转动，旋转"之意。
rotate： 侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。
revolve： 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。
roll： 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。
spin： 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。
turn： 普通用词，中性，含义不确切，可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动，也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。
whirl： 指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。
circle： 指作圆周运动。
词组搭配
give something a whirl
(informal)give something a try
(非正式)尝试，试试看
in a whirl
in a state of confusion
在混乱中
实用场景例句
- Leaves whirled in the wind.
- 落叶在风中旋转。
牛津词典
- She whirled around to face him.
- 她猛地转过身子面对着他。
牛津词典
- the whirling blades of the helicopter
- 直升机旋转着的桨叶
牛津词典
- Tom whirled her across the dance floor.
- 汤姆拥着她从舞池的一边旋转到另一边。
牛津词典
- I couldn't sleep─my mind was whirling from all that had happened.
- 我睡不着，所发生的一切一直在脑子里转来转去。
牛津词典
- So many thoughts whirled around in her mind.
- 她思绪万千，脑子里乱作一团。
牛津词典
- a whirl of dust
- 尘土飞扬
牛津词典
- (figurative)Her mind was in a whirl (= in a state of confusion or excitement) .
- 她脑子里乱糟糟的。
牛津词典
- Her life was one long whirl of parties.
- 她的生活就是接连不断的聚会。
牛津词典
- It's easy to get caught up in the social whirl .
- 很容易被纷繁的社交活动缠得脱不开身。
牛津词典
- Not receiving an answer, she whirled round...
- 没有得到答案，她飞快地转过身去。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was whirling Anne around the floor...
- 他正拉着安妮在舞池内转圈儿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all...
- 经过半个小时的忙碌，她全都做完了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Your life is such a social whirl.
- 你总是在不停地参加社交活动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- My thoughts are in a whirl.
- 我的脑子里一团乱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Why not give acupuncture a whirl?...
- 为什么不试试针灸？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We decided to give it a whirl.
- 我们决定尝试一下。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You are likely to experience a whirl of powerful emotions.
- 你可能要经历强烈而混乱的情感.
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- To free electrons, something has to make them whirl fast enough to break away from their nuclei.
- 为了释放电子, 必须使电子高速旋转而足以摆脱原子核的束缚.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The dancer suddenly made a whirl.
- 那位舞蹈演员突然做了一个旋转动作.
《简明英汉词典》
- I've never had Indonesian food but I'll give it a whirl.
- 我从未吃过印度尼西亚食品,但我愿意试一试.
《简明英汉词典》
- His breath blew into my face, making my head whirl.
- 他的呼吸吹在我的脸上, 我的大脑一阵晕眩.
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- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy.
- 苦修僧人反复旋转而不感到头晕.
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- My mind is in a whirl with all this noise, I cannot think clearly.
- 这么吵闹搞得我头脑里一片混乱, 思维不清晰.
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- His brain a whirl.
- 他的头脑一片“混乱”.
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