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单词 whiffle
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whiffle

/ˈhwɪfl/
no obj., with adverbial of direction
1
(of the wind) blow lightly in a specified direction
(风)轻轻地吹, 吹拂:

as we walked, air began whiffling down off Bald Peak.

当我们散步时, 风开始从巴尔德山顶轻轻吹下来。

1.1
move lightly as if blown by a puff of air
轻快地移动; 轻飘飘地走:

the geese came whiffling down on to the grass.

鹅飘然下到草地上。

1.2
with obj. blow or move (something) with or as if with a puff of air
轻吹, 轻拂:

the mouse whiffled its whiskers.

老鼠轻轻地吹理着胡子。

1
a slight movement of air or the sound of such a movement
轻吹, 轻拂; 轻吹声, 轻拂声。
2
(亦作 whiffle cutUS informal a very short haircut worn by US soldiers in the Second World War
〈美, 非正式〉(二战中美国士兵常留的)短发发型。
词源
mid 16th cent.: frequentative (verb), diminutive (noun) of WHIFF1.
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