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

dervish

(dɜːʳvɪʃ )

Word forms: dervishes

1. countable noun

A dervish is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship.

In the heart of the Anatolian steppe, dervishes still whirl on festive occasions in mystic union with God.

2. like a dervish phrase

If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.

Brian was whirling like a dervish, slapping at the mosquitoes and moaning.

单词	dervish
释义	dervish (dɜːʳvɪʃ ) Word forms: dervishes 1. countable noun A dervish is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship. In the heart of the Anatolian steppe, dervishes still whirl on festive occasions in mystic union with God. 2. like a dervish phrase If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly. Brian was whirling like a dervish, slapping at the mosquitoes and moaning.
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