| [/wɜːl; US hw-; hwəl/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sb/sth to) move quickly round and round （使某人[某物]）旋转, 打转, 回旋:
the whirling blades of the fan 旋转著的风扇叶片 *
The leaves whirled (round) as they fell. 树叶打著转飘落下来. *
The wind whirled (up) the fallen leaves. 一阵风把落叶刮得旋转起来. *
She whirled the rope round and round (her head). 她（在头上）一圈一圈地旋转著绳带. *
He whirled his partner round the dance floor. 他带著舞伴环绕舞池旋转. 用法:
2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sb/sth to) move or travel rapidly (in the specified direction) （使某人[某物]）（沿某方向）迅速移动或行进:
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. *
He whirled them away/off in his new sports car. 他开著他的新跑车载著他们疾驶而去. 用法:
3 [I] (of the brain, senses, etc) seem to go round and round, so that one feels confused or excited; reel （指头脑、 知觉等）混乱不清, 异常兴奋; 头晕目眩:
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. whirl 2
n [sing] 用法:
1 whirling movement 旋转; 回旋:
the whirl of the propeller blades 螺旋桨叶片的旋转. 用法:
2 rapid succession of activities 一个紧接一个的活动:
an endless whirl of parties 接连的无尽无休的聚会 *
the social whirl 一连串的社交活动. 用法:
3 state of confusion 混乱:
My mind is in a whirl. 我心里很乱. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) give sth a `whirl (infml) try sth as an experiment, to see if it is suitable, pleasant, etc 试试某事物（看是否恰当、 合意等）:
The job doesn't sound very exciting but I'll give it a whirl. 这个工作听起来没什麽意思, 可是我还是要去试一试. |