whirl

whirl

[wə:l]

v.使 ... 旋转, 回旋, 迅速移动, 头晕目眩
n.回旋,旋转, 一个接一个的活动, 混乱, 尝试

例句与用法：

The houses whirled past us as the train gathered speed.

火车越开越快，周围的房子在我们旁边一闪而过。

I couldn't sleep: my mind was still whirling from all I had seen and heard.

我睡不著觉，所见所闻仍在头脑中转来转去。

The job doesn't sound very exciting but I'll give it a whirl.

这个工作听起来没什么意思,可是我还是要去试一试。

The wind whirled the dead leaves about.

风吹得枯叶在四处回旋。

He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city.

他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。

His head whirled.

他头昏了。

词形变化：

名词: whirler | 动词过去式: whirled | 动词过去分词: whirled | 动词现在分词: whirling | 动词第三人称单数: whirls |

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vi.

1. 旋转, 回旋

The electric fan blades whirled in the hot room.

电扇的桨叶在闷热的房内旋转着。

2. 急驶; 飞跑

The car whirled down the street.

汽车在街道上疾驰而过。

3. 头晕眼花, 感到昏乱

The strong medicine made my head whirl.

这种烈性药使我头晕眼花。

vt.

1. 使旋转; 使突然转向[O]

The wind whirled the dead leaves about.

风把枯叶吹得团团转。

2. 飞快地带走; 卷走[O]

We were whirled away in a helicopter.

直升机迅速把我们运走。

n.[C]

1. 旋转, 回旋[S][(+of)]

The colorful whirl of the dancers was beautiful to watch.

舞蹈者多彩多姿的旋转令人赏心悦目。

2. (一阵)头晕; (一阵)昏乱[S]

His thoughts are in a whirl.

他的思想乱作一团。

3. 一连串的事(或活动)

Her life was a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates.

她的日子几乎全是在一连串的鸡尾酒会和宴会中度过的。

4. 【口】短暂的旅行

5. 【口】尝试

Let's give the plan a whirl.

我们尝试一下那个计划。

短语词组：

give a whirl

1. 尝试

I'll give it a whirl.

我来试一下。

in a whirl

1. 混乱的

His brain was in a whirl.

他的头脑一片混乱。