单词 | birl |
释义 | birl —birler, n. /berrl/, v.t. 1. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. 2. Brit. to spin or cause to rotate. v.i. 3. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it. 4. Brit. a. to move or rotate rapidly. b. Informal. to spend money freely. c. Informal. to gamble. n. 5. Brit. Informal. an attempt; a gamble. [1715-25; perh. b. BIRR1 and WHIRL, influenced, in some senses, by BIRLE] |
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