whirl

[wə:l]

v.使 ... 旋转, 回旋, 迅速移动, 头晕目眩
n.回旋,旋转, 一个接一个的活动, 混乱, 尝试

vi.

1. 旋转, 回旋

The electric fan blades whirled in the hot room.

电扇的桨叶在闷热的房内旋转着。

2. 急驶; 飞跑

The car whirled down the street.

汽车在街道上疾驰而过。

3. 头晕眼花, 感到昏乱

The strong medicine made my head whirl.

这种烈性药使我头晕眼花。

vt.

1. 使旋转; 使突然转向[O]

The wind whirled the dead leaves about.

风把枯叶吹得团团转。

2. 飞快地带走; 卷走[O]

We were whirled away in a helicopter.

直升机迅速把我们运走。

n.[C]

1. 旋转, 回旋[S][(+of)]

The colorful whirl of the dancers was beautiful to watch.

舞蹈者多彩多姿的旋转令人赏心悦目。

2. (一阵)头晕; (一阵)昏乱[S]

His thoughts are in a whirl.

他的思想乱作一团。

3. 一连串的事(或活动)

Her life was a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates.

她的日子几乎全是在一连串的鸡尾酒会和宴会中度过的。

4. 【口】短暂的旅行

5. 【口】尝试

Let's give the plan a whirl.

我们尝试一下那个计划。

词形变化

名词: whirler | 动词过去式: whirled | 动词过去分词: whirled | 动词现在分词: whirling | 动词第三人称单数: whirls |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.旋转; 回旋; 转动

spin  turn  wheel  twirl  reel  swirl  rotate  pivot  

同义参见:

circle  spree  

英英释义

名词 whirl:

confused movement

同义词：commotion

the shape of something rotating rapidly

同义词：swirl, vortex, convolution

a usually brief attempt

同义词：crack, fling, go, pass, offer

the act of rotating rapidly

同义词：spin, twirl, twist, twisting

动词 whirl:

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

同义词：twirl, swirl, twiddle

cause to spin

同义词：birl, spin, twirl

flow in a circular current, of liquids

同义词：eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

同义词：spin, spin around, reel, gyrate

fly around

同义词：tumble, whirl around

短语词组

give a whirl

1. 尝试

I'll give it a whirl.

我来试一下。

in a whirl

1. 混乱的

His brain was in a whirl.

他的头脑一片混乱。

补充

whirlwhirl英:[hwə:l] 美:[hwɚl, wɚl]vt. & vi.1.(使)飞快移动, 使旋转He whirled round to see what was happening.他迅速转过去看发生了什么事。He whirled his stick above his head.他拿着棍子在头顶上挥舞。n.1.迅速的活动; 混乱The dancer suddenly made a whirl.那位舞蹈演员突然做了一个旋转动作。My thoughts were in a whirl.我的思想一片混乱。

例句

1. He whirled her onto the dancefloor.他拥着她旋转着进了舞池。 2. He was whirling Anne around the floor.他正和安妮在舞池内旋转起舞。 3. The wind whirled the dust across the dry fields.风卷着尘土横扫过干旱的田野。 4. The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.烟雾开始盘旋上升, 形成了一个巨大的烟柱。 5. Her arms whirl like little windmills.她的胳膊像小风车一样飞转。 6. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round.没有得到答案, 她猛地转过身去。 7. The next three days passed in a whirl of activity.接下来的三天都在忙乱中度过。 8. 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。 9. Your life is such a social whirl.你的生活就是如此纷繁的社交活动。 10. Why not give acupuncture a whirl?为什么不试试针灸？ 11. We decided to give it a whirl.我们决定尝试一下。 12. couples whirling round the dance floor一对对舞伴在舞池里旋转着翩翩起舞 13. The leaves whirled in the wind.树叶在风中旋转。 14. A bus whirled on the road.一辆公共汽车在公路上奔驰。 15. her head beginning to whirl她的头开始发晕 16. Don't whirl the rope in the room.别在屋里抡绳子。 17. The wind whirled the leaves.风卷走了树叶。 18. [no obj.]leaves whirled in eddies of wind.树叶在风的旋涡中飞转。 19. [with obj.]I whirled her round the dance hall.我带着她在舞池里翩翩起舞。 20. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]Sybil stood waving as they whirled past.当他们飞驰而过时，西比尔站着向他们挥手。 21. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]he was whirled into the bushes.他被甩进了灌木丛。 22. Kate made her way back to the office, her mind whirling.凯特头脑一片恍惚地走回办公室。 23. a kaleidoscope of images whirled through her brain.纷繁的影像在她的脑海中接二连三地闪过。 24. the event was all part of the mad social whirl.这个事件充其量只是社会骚乱的一场冲突。 25. a hazelnut whirl.螺旋形榛子饼干。 26. I couldn't sleep. My mind was whirling after all the excitement.兴奋的情景仍在我脑海里盘旋，使我无法入睡。 27. the whirl of the helicopter's blades直升机旋翼转动的声音 28. The next few days passed in a whirl of activity.接下来的几天在纷繁的活动中过去了。 29. The cars were whirling around the track.那些车当时正沿着赛道转圈。 30. Clothes were whirling in the washing machine.衣服在洗衣机里旋转。 31. whirling [=swirling] winds旋风 32. The water whirled around the drain.水从下水道旋转流下。 33. Her dance partner whirled her around.她的舞伴使她旋转起来。 34. She whirled [=wheeled] around in surprise.她惊讶地猛地转过身来。 35. "My head was whirling. [=reeling, spinning]"我的头晕乎乎的。 36. He gave the crank a whirl. [=he turned the crank quickly]他迅速转动曲柄。 37. a whirl of dust飞扬的灰尘 38. whirls of smoke烟圈 39. a whirl [=bustle] of activity活动的忙乱 40. She's trying to avoid getting caught up in the social whirl. [=busy social activity]她尽量避免陷入繁忙的社交活动。 41. My head was in a whirl.我的头晕乎乎的。 42. He thought he'd give acting a whirl. [=he thought he'd try acting; he thought he'd try to become an actor]他考虑要试试当演员。