twirl

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vt. (使)快速转动, 捻弄 n. 转动, 万能钥匙, 旋转的东西

发音

UK /twɜːl/
US /twɝl/
NZ /twøːl/
其它 /twøːl/
SCOT /twɪɾl/
/tweːl/
/twɛːl/

词形变化

twirls 复数 twirls twirled twirling twirls 三单 twirling 现在分词 twirled 过去式 twirled 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

转动，旋转；旋转的东西；万能钥匙

动词

使快速转动，使快速旋转；捻弄

动词

旋转，转动

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

  2. 2.

    Any rotating movement; a spin.

    The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.

  3. 3.

    A little twist of some substance; a swirl.

  4. 4.

    A prison guard.

    俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To perform a twirl.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To rotate rapidly.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To twist round.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To pitch.

    体育 游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

spin twist twisting whirl kink

上位词 7

bend fold rotation crease crimp flexure plication

下位词 3

pirouette birling logrolling
动词

同义词 5

spin whirl swirl twiddle birl

上位词 4

rotate revolve circumvolve go around

相关短语

twirl one's thumbs 抚弄大拇指, 闲得无聊 twirl one's moustache

词源

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl.

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