| 单词 | eddy |
| 释义 | eddy (once / 1771 pages) nv An eddy is a whirlpool — what you stare at as a kid when the water is draining out of the bathtub. Pronounced exactly like the name, “Eddie,” this word means to swirl in a direction opposite of the current. Any substance like water, fog, smoke, or air can create an eddy, but it is most commonly seen as a term related to water. Books from the "flapper" era of the 1920s often include a description of a nightclub with "an eddy of cigarette smoke above a woman’s head." WORD FAMILYeddy: eddied, eddies, eddying USAGE EXAMPLESMany ocean phenomena, such as eddies, occur at these scales, so better maps would help to improve weather and climate-change models. Nature(Dec 14, 2016) In a brisk breeze, snow eddies around my boots. The Guardian(Nov 11, 2016) “This is a place of quiet refuge, a kind of marvelous back eddy for nature,” he said on a recent walk through the property. Seattle Times(Nov 06, 2016) 1n a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself Syn|Hyper twist current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) 2v flow in a circular current, of liquids Syn|Hyper purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool course, feed, flow, run move along, of liquids Eddy (once / 5378 pages) n WORD FAMILY Eddy: Eddies, Eddys USAGE EXAMPLES"I don't think exclusives or promotions are anything new," Apple Music boss Eddy Cue said. BBC(Dec 07, 2016) Elon trailed by as many as 11 in the second half but closed within three on Eddy’s layup with 16.4 seconds remaining. Washington Post(Dec 04, 2016) Even after people complained, Mark Scott and Melissa Eddy write, Facebook said the map complied with the company’s “community standards.” New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) n founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) Syn|Exp Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity |
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