单词 | whirlwind |
释义 | whirlwindWord family nounwhirlerwhirlingwhirlblastwhirlpoolwhirlwindwhirlybirdwhirladverbwhirlinglyadjectivewhirly , Meteorology Naturewhirl·wind1 /ˈwɜːlˌwɪnd $ ˈwɜːrl-/ noun [countableC] 1. DNHEMan extremely strong wind that moves quickly with a circular movement, causing a lot of damage 旋风,龙卷风 SYN tornado, American English twister 2. a whirlwind of emotions/activity etc LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa situation in which you experience a lot of different emotions, or a lot of different things happen, one after another 纷乱的情绪/纷繁的活动 Examples from the Corpus a whirlwind of emotions/activity etc• Life has been a whirlwind of activity for Rimes, a middle-school student from Garland, Texas.• That set off a whirlwind of activity. Examples from the Corpus whirlwind• In the early days it was seen as bringing a whirlwind of well-paid high-technology jobs to an area of record unemployment.• From the very first moment of her return to the vicarage Ruth was caught up in a whirlwind of work.• She moved round the flat like a whirlwind, and in minutes she was in her light raincoat.• Living in Manhattan is such a whirlwind.• A black whirlwind, they fill the air with the click of leathery wings as they spiral through the trees.• Caring for a new baby is a breathless whirlwind, leaving no time for reassessment of self.• Sophie saw through the whirlwind from the very start. whirlwind2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] a whirlwind situation or event happens very quickly 快速的;匆忙的;旋风式的 a whirlwind romance 旋风式恋爱 |
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