(亦作 whiz)
verb
whizzed, whizzing
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction move quickly through the air with a whistling or whooshing sound飕飕地移动, 呼呼地飞驰:
the Iraqi missiles whizzed past
伊拉克的导弹飕飕地飞驰而过
figurative 〈喻〉the weeks whizzed by.
时间飞逝, 一周又一周。
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whizz through
do or deal with quickly迅速处理, 飞快地做:Audrey would whizz through a few chores in the shop.
奥德丽将迅速处理完店里的一些杂事。
1.2
- with obj. and adverbial of direction cause (someone or something) to move or go fast使飞驰, 使飞快地移动:
Derek had whizzed them round the factory.
德里克领着他们在工厂里快速兜了一圈。
1.3
- with obj. cause to rotate in a machine, especially a food processor使在机器(尤指食品加工机)内迅速转动:
whiz the mixture to a smooth paste.
将混合料搅拌至糊状。
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- no obj. informal urinate〈非正式〉撒尿。
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- a whistling or whooshing sound made by something moving fast through the air飕飕声, 呼呼声, 嘶嘶声, 嘘嘘声。
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- in sing. informal a fast movement or tour〈非正式〉迅速的移动, 匆匆的巡游:
a quick whizz around the research-and-development facility.
对研究开发机构的匆匆参观。
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- (亦作 wiz)informal a person who is extremely clever at something〈非正式〉极其聪明的人, 奇才:
fancy yourself as a whizz at puzzles?
你以为你自己是个猜谜高手?
ORIGIN: early 20th cent.: influenced by WIZARD
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- N. Amer. informal an act of urinating〈北美, 非正式〉撒尿。
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- mass noun Brit. informal amphetamines〈英, 非正式〉苯丙胺, 苯齐巨林, 安非他明。
词源
mid 16th cent.: imitative.