gyre
gyre — 名詞
- gyresingular
- gyresplural
1. a large, slowly rotating system of ocean currents, often spanning hundreds of ki
環流
海洋中大型的環狀水流系統
a large, slowly rotating system of ocean currents, often spanning hundreds of kilometres, created by wind patterns and the rotation of the Earth
The North Pacific Gyre carries warm water from the equator toward Alaska.
北太平洋環流將溫暖的海水從赤道帶往阿拉斯加附近。
collocation: North Pacific Gyre / Atlantic Gyre
Plastic waste collects in the middle of the great Pacific gyre, forming a garbage patch.
塑膠垃圾在巨大的太平洋環流中央聚集，形成垃圾帶。
Jiwoo and her team measured the Atlantic Gyre's temperature and salt levels during their expedition.
Jiwoo 和研究團隊在考察期間測量了大西洋環流的溫度與鹽度。
A single gyre can stretch across thousands of kilometres of open ocean.
單一環流可以橫跨數千公里的開闊海域。
Strong winds and the rotation of the Earth combine to create each major ocean gyre.
強風與地球自轉共同作用，形成了各大海洋環流。
文法句型
the North/South Pacific Gyre
the Atlantic Gyre
用法筆記
Most commonly used in oceanography to refer to the five major gyres: North and South Pacific, North and South Atlantic, and Indian Ocean. Usually paired with a proper name in technical writing.
常見錯誤
2. a shape or movement that follows a widening or rising spiral, with each loop pos
螺旋
不斷擴大或升降的圓形運動
a shape or movement that follows a widening or rising spiral, with each loop positioned around, above, or below the previous one
Jude watched a hawk ride a thermal updraft in a widening gyre above the valley.
Jude 看著老鷹乘著上升熱氣流，在山谷上空盤旋成一個逐漸擴大的螺旋。
literary register: widening gyre (from Yeats)
Leaves from the maple tree fell in a gyre, spinning down to the garden path.
楓樹的落葉以螺旋之姿飄落，輕輕旋轉落入花園小徑。
In her dream, Andrés saw a golden gyre of light around the dark tower.
在夢中，Andrés 看見一道金色的螺旋光芒環繞著黑暗的高塔。
The dancers moved in a gyre, each circle growing wider as the music sped up.
舞者們繞圈舞動，隨著音樂加速，每個螺旋都比上一個更大。
文法句型
a gyre of [something]
用法筆記
Highly literary — almost never appears in everyday conversation. Often chosen for its poetic rhythm when describing expanding circular motion. Made famous by W.B. Yeats's poem 'The Second Coming'.
常見錯誤
gyre — 動詞
- gyrepresent simple I / you / we / they
- gyres3rd person singular
- gyring-ing form
- gyredpast simple
1. to turn or spin in a circular path, often growing wider or rising as the movemen
迴旋
以圓形或螺旋狀路徑移動
to turn or spin in a circular path, often growing wider or rising as the movement continues
Vultures gyred slowly above the dry riverbed, searching for carrion.
禿鷲在乾涸的河床上方緩慢迴旋，尋找腐肉。
collocation: gyre above [location]
Dust particles gyred in the shaft of afternoon light that cut through the barn door.
灰塵粒子在午後斜照進穀倉門的光柱中迴旋飛舞。
The helicopter gyred above the landing pad before settling onto the marked circle.
直升機在停機坪上方迴旋，然後降落在標記的圓圈上。
Smoke from the campfire gyred upward, twisting into thin ribbons against the night sky.
營火的煙霧向上迴旋，在夜空下扭動成細細的絲帶。
文法句型
gyre above/over/around [location]
gyre upward
用法筆記
Rare in modern English outside of poetry and literary prose. The present participle 'gyring' is sometimes found in literary descriptions of birds, smoke, or dancers.