whirlwind

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n. 旋风

发音

UK /ˈwɜːlwɪnd/
US /ˈ(h)wɝlwɪnd/

词形变化

whirlwinds 复数 whirlwinds

教材释义与例句

名词

旋风；旋风般的快速行动

形容词

旋风般的

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

    旋风

    飙

  2. 2.

    A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.

    一片忙乱

    比喻

    Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.

    The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.

    swept up in the whirlwind of war

adj.
  1. 1.

    Rapid and minimal.

    a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

windstorm

下位词 1

dust devil

相关短语

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind 玩火自焚 sow the wind and reap the whirlwind 恶有恶报 reap the whirlwind 遭到应得的报应 reaps the whirlwind reaping the whirlwind reaped the whirlwind

词源

From Middle English whirlewind, whirlewynde, equivalent to whirl + wind. Compare Middle Dutch wervelwint, Old Norse hvirfilvindr.

来源：wiktionary