whiz
[wˈɪz] /ˈ(h)wiz How to pronounce whiz (audio)/ (ame, mw)
whiz — verb
- whizpresent simple I / you / we / they
- whizzes3rd person singular
- whizzing-ing form
- whizzedpast simple
1. to move extremely quickly through the air or along a surface, often with a soft
to move extremely quickly through the air or along a surface, often with a soft rushing sound.
A racing car whizzed past the crowd at over three hundred kilometres an hour.
whiz + past [someone/something]
Hiro whizzed down the hill on his new bicycle, laughing the whole way.
whiz + down [slope]
The roller coaster whizzed through a dark tunnel before emerging into daylight.
A small bird whizzed through the open window and landed on the table.
The speedboat whizzed across the lake, leaving a trail of white foam behind it.
- crawl
move extremely slowly
文法句型
whiz + adverbial direction (past/through/by/down)
用法筆記
Frequently used with directional adverbials (past, through, by, down, across) that indicate the path or direction of the movement.
常見錯誤
2. to make a soft, continuous sound like the noise of a fast-moving object passing
to make a soft, continuous sound like the noise of a fast-moving object passing through the air — for instance, a bullet, an arrow, or a speeding car.
An arrow whizzed past Kasia's ear and hit the wooden target behind her.
whiz + past [person/thing]
Bullets whizzed over the soldiers' heads as they ran across the field.
whiz + over [location]
The firework shot into the air and whizzed loudly before it finally exploded.
A stone whizzed through the window and landed on the kitchen floor.
文法句型
whiz + adverbial (past/through/over)
用法筆記
This sense describes only the sound; for the act of moving fast with this sound, use sense 1 (MOVE FAST).
常見錯誤
3. to make something move through the air with a whizzing sound, usually by throwin
to make something move through the air with a whizzing sound, usually by throwing, swinging, or spinning it fast.
The children whizzed their toy plane around the room until it hit the wall.
whiz + [object] + around [place]
Elena whizzed a skipping rope above her head before jumping over it.
whiz + [object] + above/over [place]
Dario whizzed a tennis ball at the fence as hard as he could.
Iris whizzed the Frisbee across the park to her friend Selim.
文法句型
whiz + object + adverbial direction
用法筆記
The object is always a physical thing that can be moved through the air. Frequently used with an adverbial of direction (around, across, over, at).
whiz — noun
1. a person who is extremely good at a particular activity, skill, or subject, ofte
a person who is extremely good at a particular activity, skill, or subject, often able to do things faster or better than most people.
Selim is a computer whiz who can fix any laptop in just a few minutes.
[domain] + whiz
The company hired a young math whiz to help analyse their financial data.
Eli is a whiz at fixing old cars — he rebuilt an entire engine last summer.
The new intern is a whiz with spreadsheets and finished the report in half an hour.
Grandma is a whiz in the kitchen — her apple pie always wins first prize at the fair.
文法句型
a [domain] whiz
a whiz at/on/in [activity]
用法筆記
Commonly used in compounds like 'computer whiz', 'math whiz', 'tech whiz', and 'whiz kid' (a young person who is very talented).
常見錯誤
2. a soft, continuous noise like the sound of something moving very fast through th
a soft, continuous noise like the sound of something moving very fast through the air, such as a bullet, a fast car, or a flying object.
We heard the whiz of a bullet passing close to the building.
the whiz of [something]
The only sound on the empty road was the whiz of tyres on the wet surface.
With a soft whiz, the automatic door slid open as Yasmin approached it.
The whiz of arrows filled the air as the archers practised at the range.
文法句型
the whiz of [something]
用法筆記
Often used in 'the whiz of [something]' to identify the source of the sound. Distinguish from sense 3 (SWIFT MOVEMENT), which emphasises the motion rather than the noise.
3. a fast movement through the air, especially one that is accompanied by a soft ru
a fast movement through the air, especially one that is accompanied by a soft rushing sound.
The whiz of the spaceship through the clouds amazed the children watching from below.
the whiz of [object] through [place]
With a sudden whiz, the tennis ball flew past the player's racket and hit the back wall.
with a [adjective] whiz
Nala heard the whiz of the delivery drone as it dropped a package into the garden.
Henry watched the whiz of the skateboard as it raced down the ramp at the park.
文法句型
with a whiz
用法筆記
Closely related to verb sense 1 (MOVE FAST) but used as a noun to name the movement itself rather than describe the action.
4. an act of passing urine from the body; used as a mild informal alternative to mo
an act of passing urine from the body; used as a mild informal alternative to more direct words.
The driver stopped by the side of the road to take a quick whiz behind some bushes.
take a [adjective] whiz
Little Imani needed a whiz before the film started, so Dad took him to the toilet.
After the long bus ride, everyone wanted to have a whiz as soon as they got off.
During the long car trip, Dad pulled over so the kids could take a whiz by the rest area.
文法句型
take/have a whiz
用法筆記
Only ever in informal spoken or humorous contexts. Not appropriate for formal writing. Often used in the phrases 'take a whiz', 'have a whiz', or 'go for a whiz'.