| 释义 |
whirl /(h)wûrl/ noun- A rapid turning
- Any of various devices that revolve rapidly, eg the whorl or flywheel of a spindle
- Another name for whorl in other senses
- A brief trip (informal)
- A quick turn on the dance floor (informal)
- A round of intense activity
- A giddy degree of emotion or excitement
- A commotion or tumult
- A circling or spiralling pattern
intransitive verb- To revolve or circle rapidly
- To move rapidly, esp in an agitated manner
- To turn swiftly round or aside
transitive verb- To turn round rapidly
- To carry or move rapidly, on or as if on wheels (often with away, off, etc)
- To throw violently
ORIGIN: ME whirlen, from ON hvirfla, frequentative of hverfa to turn round; Ger wirbeln whirlˈer noun whirlˈing noun and adjective whirlˈingly adverb whirlˈy adjective Characterized by whirls or whirling whirlˈ-about noun - The act of whirling about
- Anything that turns round rapidly
whirlˈbat (also whorlˈbat and hurlˈbat) noun (obsolete) Translating L caestus (see cestus2) whirlˈblast noun A whirling blast of wind whirl bone noun - The round head of a bone turning in a socket
- The knee-cap
whirling dervish noun One of an order of Muslim devotees, founded in 1273, who dance or spin round as an aid to religious meditation (also Mevlevi) whirlˈing-table noun - A machine exhibiting the effects of centripetal and centrifugal forces (also whirlˈing-machine)
- A potter's wheel
whirlˈpool noun - A circular current in a river or sea, produced by opposing tides, winds or currents
- An eddy
- A huge whale-like sea monster (obsolete)
whirlpool bath same as Jacuzzi® whirlˈwind noun - A small rotating windstorm, which may extend upwards to a height of many hundred feet, a miniature cyclone
- Something that moves in a similarly rapid and usu destructive way
adjective Describing anything that develops rapidly or violently whirˈlybird noun (informal) A helicopter give something a whirl (informal) To try something out |