| 单词 | whirl |
| 释义 | whirl (once / 295 pages) nv A whirl is a quick spin, and when something whirls, it rotates fast. You can also use it to mean "a try." Hang-gliding? Snake-charming? "Sure," you say. "I'll give it a whirl." Both whirl and spin are words that mean "turn in circles" but that have also come to mean trying something briefly––you might take a car for a spin or take a turn hiking in the Himalayas. All imply an attitude so free-wheeling, so easy, so devil-may-care that it might make your head spin. Or whirl. WORD FAMILYwhirl: whirled, whirler, whirling, whirls+/whirler: whirlers/whirling: whirlings USAGE EXAMPLESHe ripped off his tie early in the second half and whirled his arms with increasing ferocity as the game wore on. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Which works because the Rio Games were a whirl, a kaleidoscopic fortnight of sport that left everyone dizzy. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) “You won’t find many here who are enthusiastic about being less in the whirl of things.” Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) 1n the shape of something rotating rapidly Syn|Hyper convolution, swirl, vortex round shape a shape that is curved and without sharp angles 2n the act of rotating rapidly Syn|Hypo|Hyper spin, twirl, twist, twisting pirouette (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) birling, logrollingrotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis 3n confused movement he was caught up in a whirl of work Syn|Hyper commotion motion, movement a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 4n a usually brief attempt I gave it a whirl Syn|Hyper crack, fling, go, offer, pass attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 5v turn in a twisting or spinning motion Syn|Hyper swirl, twiddle, twirl go around, revolve, rotate turn on or around an axis or a center 6v revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy Syn|Hypo|Hyper gyrate, reel, spin, spin around whirligig whirl or spin like a whirligig go around, revolve, rotate turn on or around an axis or a center 7v flow in a circular current, of liquids Syn|Hyper eddy, purl, swirl, whirlpool course, feed, flow, run move along, of liquids 8v fly around rising smoke whirled in the air Syn|Hyper tumble, whirl around move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 9v cause to spin Syn|Hyper birl, spin, twirl circumvolve, rotate cause to turn on an axis or center |
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