no obj.
1- move in a twisting or spiralling pattern打旋; 旋动：
the smoke was swirling around him
烟在他身边缭绕
as adj. swirling figurative 〈喻〉a flood of swirling emotions.一阵骚动的情绪。
1.1
- with obj. cause to move in such a pattern使涡动, 使旋动, 搅动：
swirl a little cream into the soup.
往汤里搅点奶油。
1
- a quantity of something moving in such a pattern打旋, 旋动：
swirls of dust swept across the floor.
灰尘打着旋吹过地面。
1.1
- a twisting or spiralling movement or pattern旋转：
she emerged with a swirl of skirts
她出来时裙角飞扬
swirls of colour.
混杂的颜色。
派生词
swirly
adjective词源
late Middle English （originally Scots in the sense 'whirlpool'）： perhaps of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Dutch zwirrelen 'to whirl'.