| 释义 |
whorl/wɔ:l, wɜ:l/n. 1 a ring of leaves or other organs round a stem of a plant 轮，轮生体(环生于植物茎部的叶或其他器官) 2 one turn of a spiral, esp. on a shell 螺纹，尤指(螺壳的)壳阶 3 a complete circle in a fingerprint (指纹的)涡 4 archaic a small wheel on a spindle steadying its motion [古义] (纺线用的)锭盘 □ whorled adj.[Middle English wharwyl, whorwil, apparently a variant of WHIRL: influenced by wharve = whorl of a spindle] |