Whirlwind Lot Quickly Situation Noun Fast Moves Things
A whirlwind is a rapidly spinning column of air that moves across land or sea. It can also refer to a situation where many things happen very quickly and are hard to control.
A whirlwind is a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves across the land or sea. You can describe a situation in which a lot of things happen very quickly and are very difficult for someone to control as a whirlwind.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](陆地或海洋上的)旋风,旋流 A whirlwind is a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves across the land or sea.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一连串的突发事件 You can describe a situation in which a lot of things happen very quickly and are very difficult for someone to control as a whirlwind .
[usu sing]
I had been running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity...
我一直奔忙于英格兰南部地区,疲于应对一连串的活动。
He had been swept aside in the whirlwind of reform and anarchy.
在改革和无政府状态交织的混乱风暴中,他被抛在了一边,没人理睬。
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[ADJ 形容词]旋风般的;匆匆忙忙的;快速的 A whirlwind event or action happens or is done much more quickly than normal.
[ADJ n]
He got married after a whirlwind romance.
在一场旋风式的恋爱后他很快就结婚了。
... a whirlwind tour of France.
走马观花式的法国之旅
Oxford
whirl·wind/ˈwɜːlwɪnd; NAmEˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
noun
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adjective
whirlwindwhirlwindsnoun1a very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage 旋风;旋流2a situation or series of events where a lot of things happen very quickly 一片忙乱◆To recover from the spanorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities.为了从离婚中恢复过来,我马不停蹄地投身于一系列的活动。adjective[only before noun ]happening very fast 快速的;匆匆忙忙的;旋风似的◆a whirlwind romance旋风式恋爱◆a whirlwind tour of America旋风式的美国之行whirl·wind/ˈwɜːlwɪnd; NAmEˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
1an extremely strong wind that moves quickly with a circular movement, causing a lot of damageSYN tornado, twister American English2a whirlwind of emotions/activity etc a situation in which you experience a lot of different emotions, or a lot of different things happen, one after another
whirlwind1 noun
whirlwind2 adjective
whirlwindwhirlwind2 adjective [only before noun]
Collocations
a whirlwind situation or event happens very quickly: a whirlwind romance
WDF
whirlwind
[ˈwɜ:lwɪnd]
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旋风(89%),旋风般的(9%),旋风般的突发事件(2%)
n.旋风;旋风般的快速行动
adj.旋风般的
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