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单词 whir
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whir

verb
/wɜː(r)/
/wɜːr/
(also whirr)
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whir
/wɜː(r)/
/wɜːr/
he / she / it whirs
/wɜːz/
/wɜːrz/
past simple whirred
/wɜːd/
/wɜːrd/
past participle whirred
/wɜːd/
/wɜːrd/
-ing form whirring
/ˈwɜːrɪŋ/
/ˈwɜːrɪŋ/
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  1. to make a continuous, low sound like the parts of a machine moving
    • The clock began to whir before striking the hour.
    • Three large fans whirred overhead in the afternoon heat.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhirr is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • machine
    See full entry
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘move with a whirring sound’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with whirl.

whir

noun
/wɜː(r)/
/wɜːr/
(also whirring)
[usually singular]
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  1. a continuous, low sound, for example the sound made by the regular movement of a machine or the wings of a bird
    • the whir of a motor
    • There was a whirring of machinery.
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘move with a whirring sound’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with whirl.
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