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- a coil or ring, in particular螺旋状物, 圈状物, 尤指：
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- Zoology each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc【动】（螺壳的）螺环, 轮; 壳阶。
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- Botany a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it【植】轮, 轮生体。
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- Botany (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically round the receptacle【植】（花中的）花轮; 萼轮。
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- a complete circle in a fingerprint（指纹的）螺。
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- chiefly historical a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle〈主史〉锭盘。
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- poetic/literary spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion〈诗/文〉盘旋, 打转：
the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps whorl into wildness.
这些舞蹈舞姿变化多端, 舞步旋转如狂。
派生词
whorled
adjective词源
late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel)： apparently a variant of WHIRL, influenced by Old English wharve 'whorl of a spindle'.