Word · Frequency #10659
whirl
旋转;回旋;打转
核心释义
the action or movement of spinning or turning around quickly
- 1.
旋转的动作。
An act of whirling.
- 2.
旋转的东西,如旋风。
Something that whirls, such as a whirlwind.
- 3.
混乱的骚动。
A confused tumult.
- 4.
一连串快速的事件。
A rapid series of events.
- 5.
头晕或眩晕。
Dizziness or giddiness.
旋转物;旋风;混乱;纷乱;接连不断;纷至沓来;眩晕;头晕眼花;旋转的动作。
用法In use
The last few weeks have been a whirl of meetings and deadlines.
用法提示:whirl作名词,表示纷乱匆忙的一连串事件。
Her life became a whirl of travel and new faces.
用法提示:whirl为名词,指接连不断、令人眩晕的经历。
The city was caught in a whirl of celebrations after the team won.
用法提示:whirl作名词,表示喧闹混乱的场景。
in a whirl
常与 mind、head 等词连用,形容思绪纷乱、晕头转向。
Her mind was in a whirl after the phone call.
接到那个电话后,她脑子里一片混乱。
a whirl of + noun
后接表示活动或事件的复数名词,强调接连不断、令人应接不暇。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a whirl of activity
- 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。
- give something a whirl
- 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。
- in a whirl
- 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。
- a whirl of emotions
- 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。
- social whirl
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.