whorl
whorl
[wɔːl, wəːl]
noun
whorled
adjective
语源
[wɔːl, wəːl]
noun
- a coil or ring, in particular
螺旋状物，圈状物，尤指
■(Zoology)each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc
(动)（螺壳的）螺环，轮；壳阶
■(Botany)a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it
(植)轮，轮生体
■(Botany)(in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically round the receptacle
(植)（花中的）花轮；萼轮
■a complete circle in a fingerprint
（手指的）螺
■(chiefly historical)a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle
(主史)锭盘
- [no obj.](poetic／literary)spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion
(诗／文)盘旋，打转
the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps whorl into wildness.
这舞蹈舞姿变化多端，舞步旋转如狂。
whorled
adjective
语源
- late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve 'whorl of a spindle'
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