Word · Frequency #10659
whirls
旋转；回旋；打转
whirls is the plural of whirl.
the action or movement of spinning or turning around quickly
- 1.
An act of whirling.
旋转的动作。
- 2.
Something that whirls, such as a whirlwind.
旋转的东西,如旋风。
- 3.
A confused tumult.
混乱的骚动。
- 4.
A rapid series of events.
一连串快速的事件。
- 5.
Dizziness or giddiness.
头晕或眩晕。
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。
In use
The last few weeks have been a whirl of meetings and deadlines.
Her life became a whirl of travel and new faces.
The city was caught in a whirl of celebrations after the team won.
Connections
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
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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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