
whirl基本信息
读法:英 [wɜːl] 美 [wɝrl]
释义:
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星级词汇:★★★
英英释义
Noun:
"a commotion of people fought for the exits"
"I gave it a whirl"
"it broke off after much twisting"
"rising smoke whirled in the air"
中英词源
whirl 旋转
词源同wharf,旋转,码头。wWW.wEnTIyi.COM
- whirl (v.)
- c. 1300, probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see wharf). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.
- whirl (n.)
- early 15c., "flywheel of a spindle," from whirl (v.). The meaning "act of whirling" is recorded from late 15c.; figurative sense of "confused activity" is recorded from 1550s. Colloquial sense of "tentative attempt" is attested from 1884, American English.
词态变化
第三人称单数 whirls;
过去式 whirled;
过去分词 whirled;
现在分词 whirling;
权威造句
- 1. What the heck, I thought, I"ll give it a whirl.
- 管它呢,我想,我就试试吧。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. In half an hour"s whirl of activity she does it all.
- 经过半个小时的忙碌,她全都做完了。
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- 3. Your life is such a social whirl.
- 你总是在不停地参加社交活动。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Why not give acupuncture a whirl?
- 为什么不试试针灸?
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. We decided to give it a whirl.
- 我们决定尝试一下。
来自柯林斯例句
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单词分析
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记忆方法
1. 谐音“涡儿哦、弯儿哦”----漩涡、涡旋哦。
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