swirl
swirl
verb
swirly
( )
adjective
语源
verb
- [no obj.]move in a twisting or spiralling pattern
打旋；旋动
the smoke was swirling around him.
烟在他身边缭绕。
[as adj. swirling]a flood of swirling emotions.
一阵混乱的情绪。
■[with obj.]cause to move in such a pattern
使涡动，使旋动，搅动
swirl a little cream into the soup.
往汤里搅点奶油。
- a quantity of something moving in such a pattern
打旋，旋动
swirls of dust swept across the floor.
灰尘打着旋吹过地面。
■a twisting or spiralling movement or pattern
旋转
she emerged with a swirl of skirts.
她出来时裙角飞扬。
swirls of colour.
混杂的颜色。
swirly
( )
adjective
语源
- late Middle English (originally Scots in the sense 'whirlpool'): perhaps of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Dutch zwirrelen 'to whirl'
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