英语词汇“whirlwind”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

anticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun

单词	whirlwind
释义	whirlwind¹ nounwhirlwind² adjective whirlwindwhirl‧wind1 /ˈwɜːlˌwɪnd $ ˈwɜːrl-/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A black whirlwind, they fill the air with the click of leathery wings as they spiral through the trees. Caring for a new baby is a breathless whirlwind, leaving no time for reassessment of self. From the very first moment of her return to the vicarage Ruth was caught up in a whirlwind of work. In the early days it was seen as bringing a whirlwind of well-paid high-technology jobs to an area of record unemployment. Living in Manhattan is such a whirlwind. She moved round the flat like a whirlwind, and in minutes she was in her light raincoat. Sophie saw through the whirlwind from the very start. word sets WORD SETS► Meteorology anticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► whirlwind romance Michelle married him after a whirlwind romance (=one that happens very suddenly and quickly). COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► romance · It was a whirlwind romance, all right, and nobody could talk any sense into Freda.· They had a whirlwind romance, and after a few months she'd started hinting for a ring.· She was introduced to Harry last summer by her younger sister, Michelle, and married him after a whirlwind romance.· But at Eindhoven the organisation was unable to prevent fraternisation between the two sides leaping from mutual suspicion into whirlwind romance. ► tour · Find out what happened overleaf A whirlwind tour of Sixties fashion. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a whirlwind of emotions/activity etc Life has been a whirlwind of activity for Rimes, a middle-school student from Garland, Texas. That set off a whirlwind of activity. 1an extremely strong wind that moves quickly with a circular movement, causing a lot of damage SYN tornado, twister American English2a whirlwind of emotions/activity etc a situation in which you experience a lot of different emotions, or a lot of different things happen, one after another whirlwind¹ nounwhirlwind² adjective whirlwindwhirlwind2 adjective [only before noun] Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► whirlwind romance Michelle married him after a whirlwind romance (=one that happens very suddenly and quickly). a whirlwind situation or event happens very quickly: a whirlwind romance
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