1 V-ERG (使)回旋;(使)旋转 If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. (使)回旋;(使)旋转 [Also VERB n]
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Not receiving an answer, she whirled round. [VERB adv./prep.]
没有得到答案,她飞快地转过身去。
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He was whirling Anne around the floor. [VERB noun adv./prep.]
他正拉着安妮在舞池内转圈儿。
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The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column. [VERB]
浓烟开始盘旋上升,形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
SYN rotate, roll, twist, revolve
2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 一连串;接连不断的活动 You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. 一连串;接连不断的活动
3 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 混乱;躁动 If a person or their mind is in a whirl, they are very confused or excited. 混乱;躁动 [literary]
4 PHRASE 试一试;尝试一下 If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before. 试一试;尝试一下 [informal]
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