單詞
swirl
英 [sw??l]
美[sw?l]
基本信息
- n. 漩渦；打旋；渦狀形
- vi. 盤繞；打旋；眩暈；大口喝酒
- vt. 使成漩渦
低頻詞CET6+TEM8IELTSGRE擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?swirls;第三人稱單數(shù):?swirls;過去式:?swirled;過去分詞:?swirled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?swirling;
助記提示
1. whirl => swirl.
2. swirl 很可能與whirl 同源，或者就是源于 whirl, s- (intensive s-) + whirl => swirl.
3. 諧音“是渦兒哦”----漩渦、渦旋哦。
2. swirl 很可能與whirl 同源，或者就是源于 whirl, s- (intensive s-) + whirl => swirl.
3. 諧音“是渦兒哦”----漩渦、渦旋哦。
中文詞源
swirl 打旋，打轉(zhuǎn)，起漩渦
可能來自輔音叢 sw-,彎，轉(zhuǎn)，搖擺，搖晃，比較 swing,sway,sweep,swipe.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英文詞源
- swirl (v.)
- 1510s (transitive), with an isolated instance from 14c.; from swirl (n.). Intransitive sense "form in eddies, whirl in eddies" is from 1755. Related: Swirled; swirling.
- swirl (n.)
- early 15c., "whirlpool, eddy," originally Scottish, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dialectal Norwegian svirla or Dutch zwirrelen "to whirl." The meaning "whirling movement" is from 1818.
雙語例句
- 1. He breathes out a swirl of cigarette smoke.
- 他吐出一串煙圈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She danced with a swirl of her skirt.
- 她跳起舞來裙子直打旋.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The car raced roughly along in a swirl of pink dust.
- 汽車在一股粉紅色塵土的漩渦中顛簸著快速前進.
來自辭典例句
- 4. You could lie up there, watching the flakes swirl past.
- 你可以躺在那兒, 看著雪花飄飄.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Dancers spun in a swirl of skirts.
- 跳舞的人旋轉(zhuǎn)著,裙子也不停地打轉(zhuǎn).
來自辭典例句