| 单词 | whirl |
| 释义 | whirl (hwɜːʳl ) Word forms: whirls , whirling , whirled 1. verb If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round. [VERB adverb/preposition] He was whirling Anne around the floor. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column. [VERB] Synonyms: rotate, roll, twist, revolve Whirl is also a noun. ...the barely audible whirl of wheels. [+ of] 2. countable noun [usually singular] You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. In half an hour's whirl of activity, she does it all. [+ of] Your life is such a social whirl. 3. in a whirl phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If a person or their mind is in a whirl, they are very confused or excited. [literary] My thoughts are in a whirl. 4. give it a whirl phrase If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before. [informal] Why not give acupuncture a whirl? We decided to give it a whirl. Idioms: give something a whirl to try something in order to see whether you like it or think you can be successful doing it Why not give acupuncture a whirl? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: social whirl It was not really a holiday, just a big social whirl, but that was what you did for a holiday then. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He takes on a brand that has kept on moving forward, staying at the heart of the Manhattan social whirl. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He doesn't need to go to university for the social whirl because he's already got that here. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And it's not such a social whirl, really. The Sun (2012) He is a reassuringly solid point in the social whirl. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Colum whirled round, his hand going to his knife, the other wrapping his thick woollen cloak shield, or buckler, round his arm. A SHRINE OF MURDERS (1995) She whirled round as a tinder flickered and the thick tallow candles on the table in the far corner flared into life. A SHRINE OF MURDERS (2002) It's just whirling round and round from Antarctica. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He whirled round like a spinning top, creating a little hurricane at his feet, which the ball got caught up in. The Sun (2014) Translations: Chinese: 快速旋转 Japanese: ぐるぐる回す/ぐるぐる回る |
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