英语单词

whir是什么意思

whir

英 [wɜː] 美 [hwə; wə]
  • vi. 作呼呼声,呼呼作声地飞
  • n. 呼呼声,飕飕声
  • vt. 使呼呼响,使呼呼地飞

助记提示


strive斗争。
strife争斗。

stroke打击。
strike打击。

equity公正。
inequity不公正。
iniquity极不公正,邪恶。

rank腐臭的。
rancid腐臭的。
k变成c,-id是一个形容词尾表示'的'。

whir呼呼地飞。
whirl旋转,回旋。
whorl涡,轮,螺纹。
swirl漩涡,盘绕。

英文词源


whir (v.)
c. 1400, Scottish, "fling, hurl," probably from Old Norse hvirfla, frequentative of hverfa "to turn" (see wharf). Compare Danish hvirvle, Dutch wervelen, German wirbeln "to whirl." Related: Whirred; whirring.

双语例句


1. There was a sudden whir as the airplane started its engines.
飞机的发动机起动时,立即发出呼呼的声响.

来自辞典例句

2. The house and garden were ablaze with lights, and the whir of electric fans was everywhere.
满屋子和满园子的电灯都开亮了, 电风扇荷荷地到处在响.

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3. They made us dizzy with the flap and whir of their wings.
呆在地球上吧,你们这些未来的鹰!

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4. Its whir is drowned in her deep sigh.
唯闻女叹息.

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5. Only the whir of the air conditioner broke the silence in the office.
打破办公室内寂静的,只有空气调节机呼呼的转动声.

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