a whirl of activity
collocation一阵忙碌;纷乱的活动
The office was a whirl of activity as the deadline approached.
随着截止日期的临近,办公室一片忙碌。
旋转;回旋;打转
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旋转;回旋;打转
the action or movement of spinning or turning around quickly
The last few weeks have been a whirl of meetings and deadlines.
过去几周会议和截止日期接踵而至,令人应接不暇。
旋转的动作。
An act of whirling.
旋转的东西,如旋风。
Something that whirls, such as a whirlwind.
混乱的骚动。
A confused tumult.
一连串快速的事件。
A rapid series of events.
Her life became a whirl of travel and new faces.
她的生活变成了旅行和新面孔交织的忙乱状态。
The city was caught in a whirl of celebrations after the team won.
球队获胜后,这座城市陷入一片欢庆的热闹纷乱之中。
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一阵忙碌;纷乱的活动
The office was a whirl of activity as the deadline approached.
随着截止日期的临近,办公室一片忙碌。
试一试;尝试一下
I've never tried surfing, but I'm willing to give it a whirl.
我从未尝试过冲浪,但我愿意试一试。
晕头转向;混乱不堪
After receiving the shocking news, her mind was in a whirl.
听到这个令人震惊的消息后,她脑子里一片混乱。
纷乱的情感;百感交集
Winning the lottery sent him into a whirl of emotions.
中彩票让他百感交集。
频繁的社交活动;社交应酬的忙碌
She found it hard to keep up with the social whirl of the city.
她觉得很难跟上这座城市频繁的社交活动。
试一试;尝试
I've never tried yoga, but I'll give it a whirl.
我从未试过瑜伽,但我要试一试。
晕头转向;慌乱
All the noise and excitement left me in a whirl.
所有这些喧闹和兴奋让我晕头转向。
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记忆联想:whirl 以 w 开头,像风卷起的漩涡纹路,东西被卷进去回旋打转,形成混乱与眩晕。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常描述旋转或快速运动、形容繁忙或混乱的场面、表示眩晕或头晕的感觉 该词作名词时属于中性常用词,在日常口语和书面语中都较常见,通常指旋转的动作、眩晕感或一连串令人忙乱的活动;多用于描述运动、事件或身体感受。
以上六个词都以 /əːl/ 结尾,与 whirl 押韵。注意拼写差异:irl(girl, swirl, twirl)、url(curl, hurl)、earl(pearl)都表示同一个音。当心形近但读音不同的词:while /waɪl/ 和 whale /weɪl/ 并不与 whirl 押韵;whir(无 l)读 /wəː/,也不是押韵词。
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