gyre + (adverb/prepositional phrase)
The autumn leaves gyred slowly to the ground.
秋叶缓缓旋转着飘落到地上。
旋回；旋转
to move in a circular or spiral motion; to gyrate
旋回；回转
n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
一般现在时
The water gyres in the sink.
水在水槽中旋回。
一般过去时
The leaves gyred in the wind.
树叶在风中旋转。
现在进行时
The dancers are gyring around the stage.
舞者们正在舞台上旋转。
不及物动词，规则变化
The eagle began to gyre high above the mountain peak.
那只鹰开始在山峰上空旋回。
用法提示：动词原形gyre表示旋转盘旋的动作。
As the storm approached, the wind made the leaves gyre wildly.
随着暴风雨临近，风使树叶猛烈地旋回。
用法提示：动词原形gyre描述树叶的旋转运动。
The dancers gyre gracefully across the stage.
舞者们优雅地在舞台上旋回。
用法提示：动词原形gyre表示舞蹈中的旋转动作。
The autumn leaves gyred slowly to the ground.
秋叶缓缓旋转着飘落到地上。
The smoke gyred through the chimney.
烟雾在烟囱里盘旋上升。
The water gyres in the whirlpool.
水在漩涡中打转。
grammar · medium
易错句子The hawk made a gyre in the sky.
正确表达The hawk gyred in the sky.
中文中“旋回”常作名词使用，学习者受母语影响，倾向于使用"make a gyre"的动宾结构，而英语中"gyre"本身是动词，应直接用作谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The water gyre around the drain.
正确表达The water gyres around the drain.
英语第三人称单数现在时动词需加-s，但汉语没有动词屈折变化，学习者常遗漏词尾，应改为"gyres"以确保主谓一致。
gyrate 强调有节奏或大幅度的旋转运动，常用于舞蹈或机械；gyre 更泛指旋回，但较为文雅或文学化。
spiral 强调螺旋形上升或下降的轨迹；gyre 是平面或空间的回旋，而非特定螺旋路径。
whirl 强调快速而有时混乱的旋转；gyre 则更偏向文学性的旋回，速度感较弱。
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