Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22470
whir
/hwəː/
noun
嗡嗡声；呼呼声
the sound of something in rapid motion
- 1.
sound of something in rapid motion
快速运动的声音
快速运动的声音；呼呼声；飕飕声
In use
I heard the whir of the fan as I walked into the room.
The whir of the blender woke me up this morning.
There was a quiet whir from the computer’s cooling system.
whir of a bird's wings
the whir of the propellers
Connections
Collocations
- the whir of wings
- 翅膀的呼呼声
- The whir of wings filled the dawn air.黎明时分空中满是翅膀的呼呼声。
- the whir of machinery
- 机器的嗡嗡声
- The whir of machinery kept the factory alive.机器的嗡嗡声使工厂充满生气。
- the whir of a fan
- 风扇的嗡嗡声
- I fell asleep to the whir of a fan.我在风扇的嗡嗡声中入睡。
- a low whir
- 低沉的嗡嗡声
- There was a low whir from the server room.服务器机房传来低沉的嗡嗡声。
- the whir of the engine
- 发动机的嗡嗡声
- The whir of the engine signaled the car was ready.发动机的嗡嗡声表明汽车已准备好。
- a constant whir
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：whir 里的 r 像转动的轮子，联想机器快速运转时发出的‘呼呼’声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：机器运转、风扇或翼片转动 whir 通常指快速运动时发出的持续低沉声音，多用于描述机器、风扇或翅膀等物体转动，日常和一般书面表达都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的有 stir、fur、sir、blur，均读 /ɜːr/（非卷舌口音为 /ɜː/）。注意 whirl 读 /wɜːrl/，比 whir 多一个 /l/，不算完全押韵；wire 读 /ˈwaɪər/，拼写相近但发音完全不同，不要只看拼写。
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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