whir

畅通词汇

英 [wɜː] 美[hwə; wə]

释义

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

词态变化

第三人称单数: whirs;过去式: whirred;过去分词: whirred;现在分词: whirring;

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

英英释意

1. sound of something in rapid motion;: "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"

实用场景例句

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.

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

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.

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!

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.