Word · Frequency #24630
whirling
/ˈwɝːlɪŋ/
noun
旋转；回旋
a swift turning or circling movement
- 1.
A swift or rapid turning or rotation; a circling movement.
快速或急速的转动或旋转；环行运动。
- 2.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
绕圈或螺旋旋转的动作
快速或急速的转动或旋转；环行运动。；绕圈或螺旋旋转的动作
In use
The whirling of the ceiling fan slowly put me to sleep.
She watched the whirling of the autumn leaves in the wind.
The dancer's whirling made the audience dizzy.
Connections
Collocations
- the whirling of the blades
- 叶片的飞旋
- The whirling of the blades is what allows a helicopter to fly.叶片的旋转使直升机能够飞行。
- whirling motion
- 旋转运动
- The whirling motion of the dancer's skirt caught everyone's eye.舞者裙子旋转的动作吸引了所有人的目光。
- whirling sensation
- 旋转感；眩晕感
- After the ride, I felt a whirling sensation in my head.坐完游乐设施后，我感到头部一阵旋转感。
- constant whirling
- 不断的旋转
- The constant whirling of the ceiling fan made the room feel cool.吊扇的不断旋转让房间变得凉爽。
- rapid whirling
- 快速旋转
- The rapid whirling of the wheels threw mud onto the car behind us.车轮的快速旋转把泥浆甩到了我们后面的车上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whirling中的whirl像“涡”（漩涡），漩涡快速旋转，加上-ing表示转动不止。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学描写、技术说明、日常叙述 作为名词时，whirling 通常指快速旋转的动作，多用于文学描写或技术说明；在日常口语中虽然也可以说 the whirling of ...，但更常见的还是动词 whirl。选择时可根据语境在正式与中性之间调整。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，指旋转的动作
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 curling、hurling、twirling、swirling 等词，都读 /ˈkɝlɪŋ/、/ˈhɝlɪŋ/、/ˈtwɝlɪŋ/、/ˈswɝlɪŋ/，与 whirling /ˈwɝlɪŋ/ 的元音和结尾一致。注意 whiling /ˈwaɪlɪŋ/ 与 willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ 虽然也以 -ling 结尾，但读音不同，不要被拼写误导。
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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