| 单词 | eddy |
| 释义 | ed·dy I. 1. 2. a. < this was merely an eddy in the stream of American foreign policy — P.C.Jessup > < shows a minute acquaintance with the minor eddies of the periodical literature — P.B.Rice > b. < when civilization moved northward and westward, Rome became a back eddy in European affairs — C.L.White & G.T.Renner > c. < eddies and flurries of tribal strife ruled out the possibility of a topographical survey — J.V.Harrison > 3. < a constant wind whined through the tunnels, whipping eddies of coal dust into our eyes — Franc Shor > < little eddies of people were dancing with each other in the streets — L.C.Stevens > II. transitive verb intransitive verb < at the base of which the river swirls and eddies in a manner dangerous to small craft — Tom Marvel > < a crowd of blue-gowned men eddying as starlings do about a tree — Patrick O'Donovan > Synonyms: see turn |
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