| 词汇 | whir |
| 释义 | whir verb[ I ] uk /wɜːr/ us /wɝː/ US spelling ofwhirr（whirr的美式拼写） Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away honk peal resonance rumble spit squeak susurrus swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking whisper whir | American Dictionarywhir verb[ I ] us/hwɜr, wɜr/-rr-(alsowhirr) (esp. of machines) to make a soft, continuous sound like a wheel turning very quickly: I could hear the dishwasher whirring in the kitchen. whirnoun[ Cusually sing ]us/hwɜr, wɜr/(alsowhirr) There was a whir of wings as the ducks rose up into the air. Examples of whirwhir My laptop made lots of tedious whirring noises during a painstaking scroll across profiles. They read that sort of thing as fast as a night-hawk will whir. My microphones were situated directly below the edge of the bridge, which resolved and projected the whirring sound of the truck traffic more clearly than any other listening location. There would be lots of whirring and clanking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The noise of helicopters is unpleasant, whirring and penetrating, and many of my constituents find it thoroughly offensive and irritating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The infernal machine is alleged to have made a loud whirring noise but to have produced no other result. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The word processor has whirred and the phrase has entered into the folklore of the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, my fax and e-mail machines seem to have been whirring overactively today, as, no doubt, have his. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They went to a flour mill where chains at head height were whirring with great speed and no effort was being made to guard them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most innocent person was my five-year-old daughter, who was most alarmed by the whirring of a dozen or more cameras. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Man is not an automaton—he is not plugged in to start whirring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fact that you have established in our great industrial centres, with their whirring wheels, a great population whose needs have not been fully catered for. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What they are doing is whirring the printing presses round in order to fob off this counterfeit currency in exchange for pinching the assets of the nation's business and enterprise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He proceeded to ask me, in full view of the entire press corps, with cameras whirring and microphones recording, a series of the most personal questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A bird enthusiast will say that his only chance of hearing a night-jar, that delicious, summery whirring noise, is by walking late at night in a rural place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of whir These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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