the whirring of sth
of 后面接发出声音的人或物，这是该名词最常见的结构。
The whirring of the fan kept me awake all night.
风扇的嗡嗡声让我一夜没睡。
嗡嗡声；呼呼声
呼呼声；嗡嗡声。
The sound of something whirring; a whirr.
呼呼声；嗡嗡声。
A whirr, the sounds of a whirr.
The whirring of the fan kept me awake all night.
风扇的嗡嗡声让我整夜睡不着。
用法提示：whirring 作名词，指持续的低沉转动声（风扇声）。
From the next room came a soft whirring, like a spinning wheel.
隔壁房间传来轻柔的呼呼声，像是纺车在转动。
用法提示：whirring 作为名词表示呼呼声。
We could hear the whirrings of the drone as it flew over the garden.
我们可以听到无人机飞过花园时发出的嗡嗡声。
用法提示：whirrings 是 whirring 的复数形式，表示一连串的嗡嗡声。
of 后面接发出声音的人或物，这是该名词最常见的结构。
The whirring of the fan kept me awake all night.
风扇的嗡嗡声让我一夜没睡。
whirring 作可数名词时可用不定冠词 a，泛指一阵嗡嗡声。
She heard a whirring from the printer in the next room.
她听到隔壁房间打印机传来的嗡嗡声。
复数 whirrings 强调多次响起或来自多个来源的声音。
The whirrings of the drones grew louder as they approached.
无人机的嗡嗡声随着它们靠近而越来越响。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dancers were whirring across the stage.
正确表达The dancers were whirling across the stage.
whirring 指机器等持续发出的呼呼声、嗡嗡声，是声音；whirling 指旋转、打转，是动作。描述人或其他物体旋转移动时要用 whirl，两个词只是读音相近，不能互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子The air conditioner made a loud whirring voice all night.
正确表达The air conditioner made a loud whirring sound all night.
voice 只指人或动物说话、唱歌的嗓音；机器、风扇发出的响声要用 sound。汉语里“声音”一个词覆盖两者，因此这里不能直译成 voice。
grammar · medium
易错句子I heard whirring of the fan in the background.
正确表达I heard the whirring of the fan in the background.
of the fan 把 whirring 限定为特指的那台风扇的声音，英语中这种“the + 名词 + of 短语”结构必须加定冠词 the；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
whirring 指机器快速转动发出的连续呼呼声或嗡嗡声，是名词；whirling 指旋转的动作或状态，通常不表示声音，不能用来指“那种声音”。
whirring 强调快速旋转或振动产生的呼呼声，常与风扇、马达、机器有关；humming 强调平稳持续的低鸣，像蜜蜂或电器待机声，声音更均匀柔和。
whirring 多指机械高速转动的呼呼声；buzzing 多指昆虫振翅或电流的尖锐嗡嗡声，振动感更强、音色更刺耳。
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