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whirl/wɜ:l/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. & intr. swing round and round; revolve rapidly (使)回旋；(使)旋转 2 tr. & intr. (foll. by 后跟 away) convey or go rapidly in a vehicle etc. 飞速移动；急速带走；高速驾驶 3 tr. & intr. send or travel swiftly in an orbit or a curve (使)沿轨道或曲线高速运动；发射 4 intr.a (of the brain, senses, etc.) seem to spin round (指头脑、感觉等)眩晕 b (of thoughts etc.) be confused; follow each other in bewildering succession (指思绪等)混乱；纷乱 ●n. 1 a whirling movement 旋转，回旋 vanished in a whirl of dust 消失在卷扬的尘土之中 2 a state of intense activity 忙碌的活动 the social whirl 频繁的社交活动 3 a state of confusion 混乱状态 my mind is in a whirl 我的心里很乱 4 colloq. [口] a try 尝试，试 give it a whirl 试一下 □ whirler n.□ whirlingly adv.[Middle English: the verb from Old Norse hvirfla: the noun from Middle Low German & Middle Dutch wervel ‘spindle’ & Old Norse hvirfill ‘circle’, from Germanic] |