swirl

/swә:l/

柯林斯星级

BNC频率: 10024

现代语料频率: 6166

雅思 GRE

中文翻译

n. 漩涡, 涡动

vt. 使成漩涡

vi. 打漩, 盘绕, 眩晕

英文解释

n the shape of something rotating rapidly

v turn in a twisting or spinning motion

v flow in a circular current, of liquids

词态变化

过去式:swirled

现在分词:swirling

复数形式:swirls

第三人称单数:swirls

过去分词:swirled

常见例句

a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

Swirlie:\r \r n

to give a swirlie\r \r Variations: swirley, swirly\r \r A form of torture/punishment in which the victim is held upside down over a toilet, with his head in the toilet bowl, while it is flushed

> Having been given one too many swirlies in grade school, and with the support of the EPA, congressman Nichols introduced legislation banning toilets, bathrooms, and any kind of response to "the call of nature."

plural of swirling v turn in a twisting or spinning motion v flow in a circular current, of liquids