whirl

whirl
verb

move or cause to move rapidly round and round
急转，飞转；回旋，打转
[no obj.]leaves whirled in eddies of wind.
树叶在风的旋涡中飞转。
[with obj.]I whirled her round the dance hall.
我带着她在舞池里翩翩起舞。
■move or cause to move rapidly
（使）急走；（使）飞跑；（使）急驶；（使）飞速移动
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]Sybil stood waving as they whirled past.
当他们飞驰而过时，西比尔站着向他们挥手。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]he was whirled into the bushes.
他被甩进了灌木丛。
■[no obj.](of the head, mind, or senses) seem to spin round
（头）发晕；（思维，感觉）变混乱
Kate made her way back to the office, her mind whirling.
凯特头脑一片恍惚地走回办公室。
■[no obj. with adverbial of direction](of thoughts or mental images) follow each other in bewildering succession
（思绪，脑中影像）接连不断，纷至沓来
a kaleidoscope of images whirled through her brain.
纷繁的影像在她的脑海中接二连三地闪过。

noun

[in sing.]a rapid movement round and round
回旋，旋转；急转，飞转
■frantic activity of a specified kind
混乱；扰乱；骚动
the event was all part of the mad social whirl.
这个事件充其量只是社会骚乱的一场冲突。
■[with odj. or noun modifier]a specified kind of sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape
螺旋状的糖果（或饼干）
a hazelnut whirl.
螺旋形榛子饼干。

常用词组
give something a whirl

(informal)give something a try
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in a whirl

in a state of confusion
在混乱中

派生
whirler
noun
whirlingly
adverb
语源

Middle English: the verb probably from Old Norse hvirfla 'turn about'; the noun partly from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wervel 'spindle', or from Old Norse hvirfill 'circle', from a Germanic base meaning 'rotate'

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