| 释义 |
ed·dy /ˈedɪ/ n. | vi. | vt.
I n.
1. 旋涡；涡流
An eddy of current caught the small boat. 水流中一个旋涡卷住了小船。
2. 旋涡般的风(或雾、 烟、 尘土等)
Eddies of wind raised dust whirls. 一阵阵旋风卷起打转的尘土。
He sneezed violently in an eddy of chaff. 他在旋转飞扬的糠屑中一个劲地打喷嚏。
3. 旋涡般的东西
the eddy and swirl of shoppers and tourists 购物者和旅游者构成的纷乱的人流
the disorderly eddies and tides of conversation 一阵阵七嘴八舌的交谈
Eddies of controversy grew around the new theory. 围绕这个新理论产生了许多争论。
4. (思想、 政策等方面的)停滞不前；逆流
an eddy in the stream of American foreign policy 美国对外政策中的一股逆流
II ❶ vi.
起旋涡；旋转
The wind eddied around the rock stacks. 风在岩柱之间回旋。
Motes eddied in the sunbeams. 尘埃在光柱中飞舞。
That prolonged debate still eddied around the budget. 那场长时间的辩论还在围绕着预算案的问题进行着。
❷ vt.
使起旋涡；使旋转
[<ME ydy <? ON itha eddy, whirlpool] |