whirlwind
/ˈhwɜːlwɪnd/noun
1- a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape旋风。
1.1
- used in similes and metaphors to describe a very energetic or tumultuous person or process（用在明喻和暗喻中）旋风式的人; 咄咄逼人的人; 激烈的过程：
a whirlwind of activity
激烈的活动
as modifier a whirlwind romance.旋风式恋爱。
短语
(sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind
- suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions自食其果; 恶有恶报。
- ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7.