| 单词 | whirl |
| 释义 | whirl /wad US: hw-; hw?l/ vt, vi 1 [VP15A, B; 2C] (cause to) move quickly round and round: (使) 询旋; 旋转： The wind ~ed the dead leaves about. 风吹得枯叶在四处回旋。 The leaves came — ing down in the autumn wind. 树叶在秋风中旋落。 The dancers ~ed round the room. 舞者羸窒旋转。 2 [VP15A, B, 2C] (cause to) move or travel rapidly (off, away, etc): (使) 急动; 急走 (与 off, away 等连用)： The telegraph poles ~ed past us as the train gathered speed. 火车的速度增加时，电线杆急速地在我们面前驰过。 friends were ~ed away in Jack's sports-car. 我们的朋友们迅速地被贾克的跑车载走了。 3 [VP2A, C] (of the brain, the senses) seem to go round and round; (of thoughts) be confused: (指脑筋，知觉) 晕眩; (指思绪) 纷乱： His head ~ed. 他头昏了。 n (sing only) (仅用单数) 1 ~ing movement: 丽旋; 旋转： a ~。 f dust/of dead leaves. 尘土飞扬 (两童涉飞) 。 His brain was in a (fig) a confused state. (喻) 他的脑筋昏了。 2 rapid succession of activities, etc: 连续的快速活动，等： the ~ of modern life in a big city; 大新市琼长生活的忙碌 ‘ 、 a ~ of social engagements, eg parties, receptions. 一连串的社交活动 (宴会，招待会等) 。 3 (compounds) (复合字) pool n place where there are ~ing currents (circular eddies) in the sea, etc (usu drawing floating objects towards its centre). (海上等处的) 漩涡。 '~wind n swift circling current of air in a funnel-shaped column. 旋风。 Sow the wind and reap the ~ wind, (prov) Do wrong and, as a result, bring severe punishment upon oneself. (B) 恶有恶报; 为非做歹终将得到加倍报应。 |
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