Word · Frequency #20580
twirl
旋转；转圈
To spin or rotate quickly; to turn around rapidly.
- 1.
To perform a twirl.
进行旋转。
- 2.
To rotate rapidly.
快速旋转。
- 3.
To twist round.
旋转。
- 4.
To pitch.
投掷。
缠绕；卷绕；投球；进行旋转。；快速旋转。；旋转。
In use
The ice skater twirled gracefully across the rink, spinning in constant circles.
He always twirls his hair when he is nervous.
She was twirling the pasta around her fork to catch the sauce.
Verb forms
base twirl · third person twirls · -ing twirling · past twirled · past participle twirled
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为twirled。
Connections
Collocations
- twirl around
- 转圈；原地旋转
- She twirled around to show off her new dress.她转了一圈，展示她的新裙子。
- twirl one's hair
- 用手指缠绕头发
- She tends to twirl her hair when she is nervous.她紧张的时候会不自觉地用手指缠绕头发。
- twirl a baton
- 转动指挥棒
- The majorette twirled her baton during the parade.游行中，那支军乐队的女指挥旋转着她的指挥棒。
- twirl a pencil
- 转动铅笔
- He twirled his pencil while thinking about the answer.他思考答案时转动着铅笔。
- twirl a coin
- 转动硬币
- He twirled a coin between his fingers.他用手指转动着一枚硬币。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：twirl 像 whirl（旋转）前面多个 t，想象用指尖一拨，物体就快速旋转起来，所以 twirl 是快速旋转。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：舞蹈/表演、日常动作、棒球报道 twirl 通常用于舞蹈、表演或日常动作，表示快速旋转或使某物旋转，语气中性，口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，正式文体中较少使用；在棒球等体育报道中偶尔指投球，但比较少见。
Grammar Note
通常及物，但也可作不及物动词，表示旋转。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均与 twirl /twəːl/ 押韵，元音和尾音都是 /əːl/。其中 whirl、swirl、girl 与 twirl 同用 -irl 拼写；curl、hurl、pearl 拼写不同但发音相同。注意 twist /twɪst/、twin /twɪn/ 等虽然也以 tw 开头，但元音是 /ɪ/，并不与 twirl 押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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