Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22470
whirred
/hwəː/
verb
嗖嗖作响
whirred is the past of whir.
make a soft swishing sound
- 1.
make a soft swishing sound
发出轻柔的嗖嗖声
发出轻柔的嗖嗖声；作呼呼声；发飕飕声；使呼呼响
In use
The old fan whirred quietly in the corner.
I heard the camera whirring as it took each picture.
The computer whirs for a few seconds before the screen turns on.
the motor whirred
Verb forms
base whir · third person whirs · -ing whirring · past whirred · past participle whirred
规则动词，意为发出嗡嗡声。
Connections
Collocations
- the fan whirred
- 风扇嗡嗡作响
- The ceiling fan whirred all night.吊扇整夜嗡嗡作响。
- wings whir
- 翅膀发出嗖嗖声
- Hummingbird wings whir as the bird hovers at a flower.蜂鸟在花前悬停时，翅膀发出嗖嗖声。
- whirring sound
- 嗡嗡声
- I heard a whirring sound from the printer.我听到打印机发出嗡嗡声。
- whir to life
- 嗡嗡作响地启动
- The computer whirred to life when I turned it on.我一打开电源，电脑就嗡嗡作响地启动了。
Synonyms
- hum
- 发出低沉平稳的嗡嗡声 · 比 whir 更低沉柔和，常用于机器平稳运转或人哼唱；whir 更强调旋转部件的嗖嗖声。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到whir，联想机器叶片转动时‘呼—呼—’的轻响；h像呼出的气流，记住w-h-i-r就是轻柔嗖嗖声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：机器运转、风扇或硬盘转动、鸟或昆虫振翅 whir 是中性常用词，通常用于描述机器、电子设备或鸟虫翅膀持续发出的轻柔嗖嗖声，口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with stir, blur, fur, and sir (all share the /əː/ vowel, with /r/ in rhotic accents). Lookalikes where /wɛə/ and wire /ˈwaɪə/ have different vowels and do not rhyme with whir.
Learn the forms together
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