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1- spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly旋转; （尤指反复地）转动：
she twirled in delight to show off her new dress.
她快乐地转动身体炫耀新衣服。
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- with obj. cause to rotate旋转; 转动：
she twirled her fork in the pasta.
她用叉子不断搅动面条。
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- an act of spinning旋转：转动：
Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror.
凯特在镜子前转动身体。
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- a spiralling or swirling shape, especially a flourish made with a pen螺旋形曲线; （尤指钢笔画）装饰花字体曲线。
派生词
twirler
nountwirly
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: probably an alteration （by association with WHIRL） of tirl, a variant of archaic trill 'twiddle, spin'.