英:[hwɜ:, wɜ:]
美:[hwə, wə]
英:[hwɜ:, wɜ:]
美:[hwə, wə]
复数:whirs
第三人称单数:whirs
现在分词:whirring
过去式:whirred
过去分词:whirred
verb
intransitive verb
to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir
hummingbirds whirring past
transitive verb
to move or carry rapidly with a whir
noun
a continuous fluttering or vibratory sound made by something in rapid motion
the whir of machinery
约1400年,苏格兰语,“扔,投掷”,可能来自古诺尔斯语 hvirfla,是 hverfa “转动”的频率形式(参见 wharf)。比较丹麦语 hvirvle,荷兰语 wervelen,德语 wirbeln “旋转”。相关: Whirred; whirring。
Verb Middle English (Scots) quirren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish hvirre to whirl, whir
The first known use of whir was in the 15th century
whirlybirdnoun
helicopter
whirlwind1 of 2noun
a small windstorm of rapidly rotating air
whirlwind2 of 2adjective
resembling a whirlwind especially in speed or force a whirlwind romance
a whirlwind campaign
whirlpoolnoun
water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center into which floating objects are drawn : eddy
whirlpool bath
whirl1 of 2verb
to move or drive in a circle or curve especially with force or speed
cars whirling around the track
to turn rapidly in circles : spin
to turn abruptly : wheel
whirled around in surprise
to move or go quickly
whirled down the street
to become dizzy : reel
my head is whirling
whirl2 of 2noun
a rapid whirling movement
something whirling
a whirl of dust
a state of busy movement : bustle
a whirl of activity
a confused mental state
an experimental attempt : try
gave it a whirl
whirligignoun
a toy that has a whirling motion
something that continuously whirls or changes
whirl1 of 2verb
to move or drive in a circle or curve especially with force or speed
cars whirling around the track
to turn rapidly in circles : spin
to turn abruptly : wheel
whirled around in surprise
to move or go quickly
whirled down the street
to become dizzy : reel
my head is whirling
whirl2 of 2noun
a rapid whirling movement
something whirling
a whirl of dust
a state of busy movement : bustle
a whirl of activity
a confused mental state
an experimental attempt : try
gave it a whirl
whirl1 of 2verb
to move or drive in a circle or curve especially with force or speed
cars whirling around the track
to turn rapidly in circles : spin
to turn abruptly : wheel
whirled around in surprise
to move or go quickly
whirled down the street
to become dizzy : reel
my head is whirling
whirl2 of 2noun
a rapid whirling movement
something whirling
a whirl of dust
a state of busy movement : bustle
a whirl of activity
a confused mental state
an experimental attempt : try
gave it a whirl
whir1 of 2verb
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a buzzing sound
ceiling fans whirred overhead
whir2 of 2noun
a fluttering or vibrating sound made by something in rapid motion
the whir of machinery
1 Hundreds of phones appear, and the air fills with the whirring and snapping of pictures.
2 Bean shaped and smaller than a speck of sand, the fruit fly embryo begins its life in a whir of activity.
3 The house and garden were ablaze with lights, and the whir of electric fans was everywhere.
满屋子和满园子的电灯都开亮了,电风扇荷荷地到处在响。
4 Leo took one last look at the console, listening to Festus chatter and whir a status report.
5 For hours on end the whir of the spinning wheel and the twang of the loom were the only sounds.
6 It was tiring to stop and start—whir, pause, kachung—but at last they came to a short street with frangipani trees on either side.
7 I whispered, hoping that the whirring fans overhead would drown out my voice.
8 Fred and I coasted downhill, whirring like ghosts as we curved right at the fork.
9 At the same time two large fans started to whir.
10 The huge generators were in motion and from the L-tubes came the low-pitched whir that pervaded the entire station.
11 She tossed her jacket onto an empty chair and sat down at the living room table, where an ancient monitor sat attached to a whirring hard drive.
12 The whir of the automatic window unrolling made me turn.
13 A fluttering like a steady motor whirs in her breast.
14 When the Griever rolled, it made the metallic whirring sound, like the spinning blade of a saw.
15 The team soon fell into a rhythm, talking softly over the whir of the machines and the overlapping beeps of the two heart monitors.
在两人的身体上做了标记后,他们便开始切割。整个团队很快便进入了节奏,在机器的嗡嗡声和两台心脏监测仪重叠的嘟嘟声中轻声交谈。
16 A constant whirring that had a metallic ring every few seconds, like sharp knives rubbing against each other.
17 ‘Listen! You can hear the machines! They’re all whirring again! And you can smell the smell of melting chocolate in the air!’
18 The house and garden were ablaze with lights, and the whir of electric fans was everywhere.
满屋子和满园子的电灯都开亮了, 电风扇荷荷地到处在响.
19 It whirs as my mother whips it through the air and down against my brother's legs.
20 With a whir and whoosh of its electric motor, a shiny robot the color of the storm troopers in Star Wars scooted across an intersection between bookshelves.