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单词 whirr
释义
whirrwhirr, whir /wɜː $ wɜːr/ verb (past tense and past participle whirred, present participle whirring) [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINwhirr
Origin:
1300-1400 Probably from a Scandinavian language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
whirr (BrE)
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywhirr (BrE)
he, she, itwhirrs (BrE)
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywhirred
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave whirred
he, she, ithas whirred
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad whirred
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill whirr
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have whirred
Continuous Form
PresentIam whirring
he, she, itis whirring
you, we, theyare whirring
PastI, he, she, itwas whirring
you, we, theywere whirring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been whirring
he, she, ithas been whirring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been whirring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be whirring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been whirring
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action.
  • The hard drive whirred as I copied the files.
  • The video recorder whirred and rewound.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Moments later as the Monsignor began to pass out the diplomas, flashbulbs popped and a few home movie cameras whirred.
  • Once Blanche saw his hands whirring over each other, she knew there was some hope.
  • The whirring of our locust jaws is what keeps you awake.
  • The machine shop left hundreds of thousands of men with shared memories: The whirring and flapping of the belts.
  • The pesticides treadmill is still whirring away.
  • The struts of the bridge whirred by, dripping.
  • They can speak, via a whirring mechanical voice box, and they have mechanical human hands rather than paws.
  • Three large bronzed fans whirred above in the smoky air.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsounds made by machines, engines, cars etc
to make a continuous sound, for example, like the sound made by bees: · Police helicopters buzzed backwards and forwards over the area all day.· The whole office seemed to be buzzing with the sound of machinery.
to make a soft, low continuous sound like the sound made by some electric or electronic equipment: · The refrigerator hummed softly in the corner.· The computer was still on, humming away.
to make a fairly quiet, regular sound like something turning very quickly and beating against the air: · The video recorder whirred and rewound.· Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action.
an unpleasant long high sound, especially produced by an engine or vehicle running at very high speed: · The sky was filled with the whine and roar of bombers.
also bleep British a high, sometimes repeated, electronic sound sent out by a machine, especially in order to attract someone's attention: · You'll hear a bleep when the photocopier's finished printing.· Someone's pager beeped in the middle of the best scene in the play.
if a car, plane etc engine roars , it makes a very loud noise when it is near full power: · The Ferrari roared and shot off down the road.roar past/along etc (=move with a roaring sound): · There was the sound of a siren and several police cars roared past.
if a clock or other machine ticks , it makes a quiet, regular, repeated sound: · I find it impossible to sleep if there's a clock ticking in the room.· As usual, there was a bomb ticking somewhere and James Bond had to find it.
WORD SETS
ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
to make a fairly quiet regular sound, like the sound of a bird or insect moving its wings very fast:  Helicopters whirred overhead.whirr noun [countable usually singular]:  the whirr of an electric motor
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