Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22470
whirs
嗖嗖作响
whirs is the third person singular of whir.
核心释义
make a soft swishing sound
- 1.
发出轻柔的嗖嗖声
make a soft swishing sound
发出轻柔的嗖嗖声；作呼呼声；发飕飕声；使呼呼响
用法In use
The old fan whirred quietly in the corner.
用法提示：whirred 是 whir 的过去式，表示发出轻柔持续的嗖嗖声。
I heard the camera whirring as it took each picture.
用法提示：whirring 是 whir 的现在分词，作补语描述相机发出连续轻响。
The computer whirs for a few seconds before the screen turns on.
用法提示：whirs 是 whir 的第三人称单数形式，说明电脑启动时发出轻微嗖嗖声。
the motor whirred
sth whirs
主语通常是风扇、机器或翅膀等持续发声的物体。
The fan whirs softly in the corner.
风扇在角落里轻轻地嗖嗖作响。
sth is whirring
进行时可强调声音正在持续。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
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