a swirl of + sth
of 后面接不可数名词或单数名词,表示一小股、一圈呈螺旋状的东西,常用于颜色、奶油、烟雾等。
A swirl of cream floated on top of the coffee.
咖啡表面浮着一圈螺旋状的奶油。
旋涡;涡流
swirls — plural of swirl
卷曲物;螺旋形;鱼抢饵时的上冲;螺旋卷食品;扭曲或卷曲的东西
A whirling or eddying movement; an eddy.
旋涡
A whirling eddy.
扭曲或卷曲的东西
A twist or coil of something.
鱼向上冲水以咬饵
The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
螺旋形食物
Synonym of pinwheel (“food product with spiral layers”).
A swirl of leaves spun across the courtyard.
一阵旋涡状的落叶在院子里打转。
用法提示:此处 swirl 是名词,指旋转的气流或涡流。
She watched the swirl of cream spread through her coffee.
她看着咖啡里奶油打着旋散开。
用法提示:此处 swirl 是名词,表示液体中旋转的涡流。
The river made a dangerous swirl near the old bridge.
河水在老桥附近形成了一个危险的漩涡。
用法提示:此处 swirl 是名词,指水中的漩涡。
of 后面接不可数名词或单数名词,表示一小股、一圈呈螺旋状的东西,常用于颜色、奶油、烟雾等。
A swirl of cream floated on top of the coffee.
咖啡表面浮着一圈螺旋状的奶油。
复数形式强调多股、层层盘旋,常与 smoke、dust、colour 等搭配。
Swirls of smoke rose from the chimney.
烟囱里升起一圈圈盘旋的烟。
定冠词 the 指某个特定的、可以感知到的旋转状态,多与 crowd、water、events 等名词连用。
He was caught in the swirl of the crowd.
他被卷入了人群的旋涡之中。
介词短语 in a swirl of... 表示处于旋转、缠绕的状态之中,书面语色彩较浓。
The dancers moved in a swirl of colour.
舞者在缤纷色彩的旋涡中移动。
whirl 强调快速旋转的动作或状态,而 swirl 更强调流动中的旋转,如液体或空气。
eddy 特指液体或气体中反向的小旋涡,与 swirl 相比更专业,限于流体。
vortex 指强烈的旋转流动,常用于物理学,比 swirl 更正式,规模更大。
grammar · medium
易错句子Look, there is swirl in the water near the rocks.
正确表达Look, there is a swirl in the water near the rocks.
swirl 作名词时可数,单数形式前必须用限定词 a/an/the;汉语名词不带冠词,说“有一个旋涡”时容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子A swirl smoke rose from the chimney.
正确表达A swirl of smoke rose from the chimney.
表示“一缕、一团卷曲盘旋的(烟、水等)”时,用 a swirl of + 名词,of 不能省略;汉语是“名词+的+名词”结构,容易把两个名词直接并置而丢掉 of。
grammar · medium
易错句子The swirls of colour in the painting was beautiful.
正确表达The swirls of colour in the painting were beautiful.
主语中心词是复数 swirls,谓语必须用复数 were;汉语动词不随主语单复数变化,且容易受 of 后单数 colour 的干扰而误用 was。
与漩涡的旋转流动相反的静止状态
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
与swirl同指旋转流动,但vortex更强调中心低压区
指液体或气体中的小漩涡,与swirl同属流体旋转现象
水中的大漩涡,与swirl同属旋转水流
大气中的强烈旋转气流,与swirl同属旋转运动
形状上呈盘旋状,与swirl的漩涡形状相关
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