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词汇 whirl
释义 whirl
verb[ I or T ]
uk /wɜːl/ us /wɝːl/
to (cause something to) turn around in circles: (使…)旋转;(使…)回旋转
She saw a mass of bodies whirling around on the dance floor.她看到一大群人的身影在舞池里旋转。
He stepped out into the night and the whirling snow.他走出来,融入夜色与飞旋的雪花之中。
He whirled her around until she felt quite sick.他带着她旋转,直到她觉得非常想吐。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Revolving, rotating and spinning
around
around and aroundidiom
backspin
birl
centrifugal
reel
revolving
rotary
rotate
rotation
rotational
spin
spiral
swim
swing
swivel
swizzle
twirl
twirling
twirly

Idiom


head/mind is whirling
whirl
noun
uk /wɜːl/ us /wɝːl/

whirlnoun (ACTIVITY)


[ S ]
a continuous and exciting period of activity: 接连不断的某种活动
The next two days passed in a whirl of activity.接下来的两天,接连不断地举行了很多活动。
I found myself swept up in the social whirl of college life and hardly had time to study.我发现自己接连不断地参加大学里的社交活动,几乎没有时间学习。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

activity
activityThere were several police vans and a lot of activity in the area.
hubbubI couldn't find her with all the hubbub going on.
bustleI miss the bustle of the big city.
hustle and bustleShe got used to the hustle and bustle of daily life.
flurry of activityWhat was the reason behind this sudden flurry of activity?
burst of activityIt's usually quiet in the shop, but occasionally we have a sudden burst of activity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
alacrity
animation
ardour
avidity
boosterism
commotion
flirtation
frenzy
friskiness
frisson
frolic
get a buzz out of something/doing something
hubbub
page-turner
pep
perkiness
physicality
piquancy
zeal
zealousness

whirlnoun (TURN)


[ Cusually singular ]
the action of turning around in circles or something that turns around in circles: 旋转;回旋
a whirl of snow雪花的飞旋
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Geometry: bends, loops & curves
anfractuous
arc
bend
conic
curve
dogleg
elbow
fishhook
geniculate
helically
meander
parabola
sigmoidally
spiral
spline
sweepy
swoosh
tightness
trajectory
twist

Idioms


be in a whirl
give something a whirl

whirl | American Dictionary


whirl
verb[ I/T ]
us/hwɜrl, wɜrl/
to spin or cause something to spin:
[ I ]The wind came up and the snow began to whirl around us.

whirl


noun[ C ]us/hwɜrl, wɜrl/
The dance was an exciting, dizzy whirl.

Examples of whirl


whirl
However, whirling a corrugated tube opened at both ends results in a noticeable tone.
He was whirled round, and his arm was broken in six places between the elbow and shoulder; he was bruised about the body.
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Many modem implements are worked from the tractor with a lethal power take-off shaft which whirls round at tremendous speed.
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Now it is said that, in spite of all that, a certain number of men are whirled into the forces without proper medical examination, simply because they do not know.
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Whirling disease afflicts juvenile fish (fingerlings and fry) and causes skeletal deformation and neurological damage.
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The lyrics are often misheard as whirling or twirling instead of birling.
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My heart nearly bursting; the blood was racing and leaping through my veins; my very brain was whirling.
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Large fire whirls can create wind speeds of more than 100mph km/hstrong enough to knock down trees.
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Then, as the members of the posse scurried into their automobiles, the car whirled and rushed away.
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The shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor was made as short as possible to avoid whirling.
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They have a characteristic aerial courtship display which culminates in the pair locking talons mid-air and whirling earthwards in series of spectacular cartwheels.
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At 0750, the sea and sky above were aflame with burning ships, explosions, and whirling aircraft.
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The chorus returns to the introductory heaviness with aggressive, cracked backup vocals, intense drumming, and whirling guitars.
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Larrick was spellbound with the drama and with the flight of beautiful moments and colors, following pell-mell as in a kaleidoscope whirled at top speed.
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The spectacular livery of this car was an elaborate whirls and swoops of light green on a dark blue background.
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