whirl /wɜːl/ star1 CET6 TEM4 (whirling,whirled,whirls)

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. 使快速旋转; 快速旋转

  例：

  Not receiving an answer, she whirled around.

  没有得到答复，她猛地转过身来。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Whirl is also a noun. 快速旋转

  例：

  ...the barely audible whirl of wheels.

  …几乎听不见的轮子转动声。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. 紧张激烈的一连串

  例：

  In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all.

  在半个小时马不停蹄的忙碌中，她做完了这一切。

• 4.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before. 试一试 [非正式]

  例：

  Why not give acupuncture a whirl?

  为什么不试试针灸？