Word · Frequency #37719
whirr
发出嗡嗡声;嗡嗡作响
核心释义
to make a continuous buzzing or droning sound
- 1.
使(某物)移动或振动并发出嗡嗡声。
To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- 2.
发出嘶嘶的嗡嗡声或低沉的嗡嗡声。
To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- 3.
使(某物)发出这样的声音。
To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- 4.
(豹)满足时喉咙发出振动声,很像家猫的呼噜声。
(of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
使嗡嗡作响;使发出嗡嗡声;(豹等)满足时发出呼噜声;使(某物)移动或振动并发出嗡嗡声。;发出嘶嘶的嗡嗡声或低沉的嗡嗡声。;使(某物)发出这样的声音。
用法In use
The computer fan began to whirr as soon as I turned it on.
用法提示:whirr 在此作不及物动词,表示发出连续的嗡嗡声。
The old projector whirred loudly throughout the film.
用法提示:whirred 是 whirr 的过去式,描述持续发出嗡嗡声的动作。
I could hear the washing machine whirring in the next room.
用法提示:whirring 是 whirr 的现在分词,与 was/were 等搭配表示正在进行的嗡嗡声。
whirr + adverb
常与 softly、loudly 等副词连用,描写机器、风扇等持续发出的嗡嗡声。
The computer fan whirred softly.
电脑风扇轻轻地嗡嗡作响。
be whirring
用进行时表示嗡嗡声正在持续。
The air conditioner is whirring in the next room.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- whirring
- 嗡嗡声;持续的嗡嗡响 · n.
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