whorl 详细解释

whorl

[wə:l]

n.轮生体, 螺纹, (指纹的)涡纹, 螺旋状的东西

词形变化

副词: whorishly | 名词: whorishness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

coil  curl  

英英释义

名词 whorl:

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

同义词:coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll

a strand or cluster of hair

同义词:lock, curl, ringlet

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

同义词:coil, spiral, volute, helix

补充

whorlwhorl英:[()hwə:l] 美:[hwɔrl, wɔrl, hwɚl, wɚl]n.1.轮生体,螺纹,螺旋环,涡v.1.使成涡漩;盘旋,打转

例句

1. Dust whorled out.尘土卷扬。 2. the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps whorl into wildness.这舞蹈舞姿变化多端,舞步旋转如狂。 3. a whorl of smoke一个烟圈 4. the whorls and eddies of the river这条河流的各种旋涡 5. the whorl of a fingerprint指纹的螺纹