| 单词 | whirlwind |
| 释义 | whirlwind /hwerrl"wind', werrl"-/, n. 1. any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout. 2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in violent action or destructive force. 3. any circling rush or violent onward course. 4. reap the whirlwind, to suffer the penalties for one's misdeeds. Hos. 8:7. adj. 5. like a whirlwind, as in speed or force: a whirlwind visit to New York. v.i. 6. to move or travel quickly. [1300-50; ME < ON hvirfilvindr; c. G Wirbelwind] Syn. 5. headlong, breakneck, hasty, impulsive. |
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