Word · Frequency #10024
swirl
/swəːl/
noun
旋涡；涡流
A whirling or eddying movement; an eddy.
- 1.
A whirling eddy.
旋涡
- 2.
A twist or coil of something.
扭曲或卷曲的东西
- 3.
The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
鱼向上冲水以咬饵
- 4.
Synonym of pinwheel (“food product with spiral layers”).
螺旋形食物
卷曲物；螺旋形；鱼抢饵时的上冲；螺旋卷食品；旋涡；扭曲或卷曲的东西
In use
A swirl of leaves spun across the courtyard.
She watched the swirl of cream spread through her coffee.
The river made a dangerous swirl near the old bridge.
Connections
Collocations
- a swirl of smoke
- 一缕盘旋的烟雾
- A swirl of smoke rose from the chimney.一缕盘旋的烟雾从烟囱升起。
- create a swirl
- 制造漩涡
- The spoon created a swirl in the coffee.勺子在咖啡里制造出一个漩涡。
- in a swirl
- 在旋涡中
- The leaves were caught in a swirl of wind.树叶被卷进了一阵风的旋涡中。
- gentle swirl
- 温柔的漩涡
- The water formed a gentle swirl as it drained.水流走时形成了一个温柔的漩涡。
- dust swirl
- 尘土漩涡
- A dust swirl danced across the empty road.一个尘土漩涡在空荡荡的路上舞动。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
swirl音似‘漩涡’，想象水在旋转形成漩涡。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：流体力学、气象学、文学描写 该词作为名词时，通常用于描述液体或气体的旋转运动，比较常见于科学或文学语境，属于中性词汇，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words whirl, curl, pearl, girl, and twirl all rhyme with swirl (stressed vowel /ɜː/). However, swill looks similar but is pronounced with a short /ɪ/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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