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a whirlwind of [noun]
用 of 说明旋风卷起或裹挟的事物；这里指具体的气流现象。
A whirlwind of leaves spun across the yard.
一阵卷着树叶的旋风旋转着掠过院子。
旋风
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
旋风
a column of air that spins around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
A whirlwind of leaves spun across the yard.
一阵卷着树叶的旋风旋转着掠过院子。
旋风；气流向内旋转、中心有上升气流的风暴,如龙卷风、尘卷风或水龙卷
A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
在地球表面移动时自旋的垂直气柱
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
猛烈向前推进的人或事物(或事件)的集合。
A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
The whirlwind swept across the plain, tearing roofs off barns.
旋风横扫平原，掀掉了谷仓的屋顶。
We watched the whirlwind spin dust and leaves into the air.
我们看着旋风把尘土和树叶卷到空中。
A sudden whirlwind overturned the market stalls.
一阵突如其来的旋风掀翻了市场的货摊。
用 of 说明旋风卷起或裹挟的事物；这里指具体的气流现象。
A whirlwind of leaves spun across the yard.
一阵卷着树叶的旋风旋转着掠过院子。
特指某一旋风时用 the，作主语时谓语动词用单数。
The whirlwind struck the village and damaged several roofs.
那阵旋风袭击了村庄，毁坏了几处屋顶。
复数形式不加冠词，表示一般现象或泛指。
Whirlwinds often form on hot, dry days.
旋风常常在炎热干燥的日子里形成。
Not this
Whirlwind hit the coast this morning.
Use this
A whirlwind hit the coast this morning.
whirlwind 是可数名词，单数可数名词作主语时通常需要冠词；汉语说“旋风”时没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。
Not this
The storm produced several whirlwind.
Use this
The storm produced several whirlwinds.
several 后接可数名词复数，whirlwind 的复数是 whirlwinds；汉语名词没有复数变形，因此学习者常忘记加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一股卷着尘土的旋风
A whirlwind of dust spun across the empty parking lot.
一股卷着尘土的旋风在空荡荡的停车场旋转而过。
旋风席卷
A whirlwind swept through the valley, leaving broken trees in its wake.
一阵旋风席卷了山谷，经过之处树木折断。
旋风袭击
A whirlwind struck the campsite without any warning.
一阵旋风毫无预兆地袭击了露营地。
被旋风卷住
The hikers were caught in a whirlwind and had to take shelter.
徒步旅行者被旋风卷住，不得不寻找躲避处。
旋风式访问；走马观花的旅程
The candidates went on a whirlwind tour of three states in one day.
候选人一天之内旋风式地访问了三个州。
闪电恋爱；旋风式恋爱
After a whirlwind romance, they got married three months later.
经历了一段闪电恋爱后，他们三个月后就结婚了。
恶有恶报；自食恶果
The company ignored safety warnings and now is reaping the whirlwind.
公司无视安全警告，现在自食恶果。
因为他们种的是风，所收的必是旋风。
This proverb from the Bible warns that harmful actions can lead to a whirlwind of disastrous consequences.
这则出自《圣经》的谚语警告说，有害的行为可能招致灾难性的后果，像旋风一样袭来。
Use whirlwind naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 whirl 想成“旋转”，wind 是“风”：旋转的风卷成一股，就是 whirlwind（旋风）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather reports、news reports whirlwind 作名词指旋风，为中性词，通常用于天气报道或新闻描述中。日常口语里不如 tornado 常见，但意思明确。
whirlwind 中，whirl- 为主重音，读 /ˈwɝl/，与 whirl、whorl 同音，与 swirl 押韵；-wind 为次重音，读 /ˌwɪnd/，与名词 wind（风）以及 windmill 中的 wind 相同。注意：动词 wind 拼写相同但读 /waɪnd/，切勿混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.