Word · Frequency #10659
whirl
旋转；打转；急转
To rotate or spin around very quickly.
- 1.
To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
快速旋转、回转、转动或翻转。
- 2.
To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
感到眩晕或天旋地转。
- 3.
To make something or someone whirl.
使某物或某人旋转。
- 4.
To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
以旋转动作迅速移走或带走；抢夺。
感到眩晕；感到天旋地转；使旋转；使打转；卷走；迅速带走；抢夺；快速旋转、回转、转动或翻转。；感到眩晕或天旋地转。
In use
The dancers whirled around the room.
The top whirls quickly when you spin it.
The helicopter blades were whirling as the pilot started the engine.
Verb forms
base whirl · third person whirls · -ing whirling · past whirled · past participle whirled
Connections
Collocations
- whirl around
- 快速旋转；打转
- The dancers whirled around the ballroom.舞者们在舞厅里旋转起舞。
- whirl away
- 卷走；旋风般带走
- A gust of wind whirled the papers away.一阵风把文件卷走了。
- whirl past
- 飞速掠过；呼啸而过
- The scenery whirled past as the train sped on.火车疾驰，窗外的风景飞速掠过。
- make one's head whirl
- 使头晕目眩；使迷惑
- All the figures made my head whirl.这些数字弄得我头晕目眩。
Idioms & figurative uses
- give it a whirl
- 试一试；尝试一下I've never tried kitesurfing, but I'm willing to give it a whirl.我从未试过风筝冲浪，但我愿意试一试。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：whirl 与 girl 押韵，想象一个女孩在 whirl（旋转）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话中描述快速旋转或头晕、书面或文学描写中描述急速移动或卷走 whirl 作动词时语气随搭配变化：表示“快速旋转、头晕”时在日常口语和一般叙述中比较常见；表示“卷走、迅速带走”时多用于书面或文学描写。通常可根据具体语境选择用语，没有固定的正式或非正式标签。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 whirl /hwəːl/ 押韵（同含 /ɜːl/）的词：girl、curl、swirl、twirl、pearl、whorl。注意拼写相似的 squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl/ 读音不同；bird /bɜːd/ 虽元音相近但以 /d/ 结尾，不押韵。
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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