whorled + noun
用作前置定语，修饰名词。
The plant has whorled leaves.
这种植物有轮生的叶子。
轮生的；有轮生体的
轮生的；有轮环的；有涡漩的；有螺纹的；[医] 有螺环的；有涡的
轮生的；有轮环的
Formed from whorls; having whorls.
The whorled leaves of the plant grow in circles around the stem.
这种植物的轮生叶绕着茎一圈圈生长。
用法提示：whorled 是形容词，修饰 leaves，表示“轮生的”，描述叶子在茎上成轮排列。
The seashell had a whorled pattern of brown and white stripes.
这只海贝壳上有棕白相间的螺旋纹。
用法提示：whorled 作定语，修饰 pattern，表示由螺旋圈形成的纹理。
The whorled branches of the old tree looked perfectly symmetrical.
那棵老树的轮生枝条看起来非常对称。
用法提示：whorled 作定语，修饰 branches，说明枝条轮生排列。
用作前置定语，修饰名词。
The plant has whorled leaves.
这种植物有轮生的叶子。
表示表面有轮状花纹或纹路。
The shell is whorled with ridges.
贝壳上有轮生的脊纹。
grammar · medium
易错句子The leaves are whirled around the stem.
正确表达The leaves are whorled around the stem.
发音相近导致混淆：'whorled'（轮生的）是形容词，源自名词'whorl'；'whirled'是动词'whirl'（旋转）的过去分词。此处描述叶子的排列方式，应用形容词'whorled'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plant whorled its leaves.
正确表达The plant has whorled leaves.
词性误用：'whorled'是形容词，不能作谓语动词。应使用'has whorled leaves'结构，表示植物具有轮生叶的特征。
whorled 意为轮生的或有螺纹的，而 whirled 是动词 whirl 的过去式/过去分词，表示旋转或搅拌。两者发音相同，但拼写和意义不同。
whorled 是形容词，描述物体呈轮状或螺纹状；world 是名词，指地球或宇宙。拼写仅差一个字母，易混淆。
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