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Whirl Activity Give Phrase 英[Wɜ:L 美[Wɜrl Vi.旋转,回旋;急走,飞奔;头晕眼花;Vt.使旋转,使回旋;卷走;飞快地带走;眼花,眩晕;N.旋转,回旋;昏乱;[动,植]轮,环;一连串的事 V Erg

单词 whirl
音标
英[wɜ:l] 美[wɜrl]
解释
vi.旋转,回旋;急走,飞奔;头晕眼花;vt.使旋转,使回旋;卷走;飞快地带走;眼花,眩晕;n.旋转,回旋;昏乱;[动,植]轮,环;一连串的事;
例句

V-ERG
(使)回旋;(使)旋转
If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly.
例:Not receiving an answer, she whirled round...没有得到答案,她飞快地转过身去。
例:He was whirling Anne around the floor...他正拉着安妮在舞池内转圈儿。

N-COUNT
一连串;接连不断的活动
You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity.
例:In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all...经过半个小时的忙碌,她全都做完了。
例:Your life is such a social whirl.你总是在不停地参加社交活动。

PHRASE
混乱;躁动
If a person or their mind is in a whirl, they are very confused or excited.
例:My thoughts are in a whirl.我的脑子里一团乱。

PHRASE
试一试;尝试一下
If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before.
例:Why not give acupuncture a whirl?...为什么不试试针灸?
例:We decided to give it a whirl.我们决定尝试一下。
变形
third:whirls~done:whirled~ing:whirling~past:whirled~

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