swirl
- n. 漩渦;打旋;渦狀形
- vi. 盤繞;打旋;眩暈;大口喝酒
- vt. 使成漩渦
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
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
可能來(lái)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. He breathes out a swirl of cigarette smoke.
- 他吐出一串煙圈。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. She danced with a swirl of her skirt.
- 她跳起舞來(lái)裙子直打旋.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(jìn).
來(lái)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(lái)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(lái)自辭典例句