whirl
/wɜːl/ (bre, ipa) · /wɜːrl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈ(h)wər(-ə)l/ (ame, mw) · /wɝːl/ (ame, ipa)
whirl — 動詞
- whirlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- whirlshe / she / it
- whirledpast simple
- whirling-ing form
1. to spin quickly round and round, or to make a person or thing spin quickly in th
旋轉；打轉
快速繞圈轉動
to spin quickly round and round, or to make a person or thing spin quickly in that way.
Asher whirled his little sister around the living room until she begged him to stop.
Asher 在客廳裡帶著妹妹轉圈圈，直到她求他停下來。
whirl + object + around for spinning someone playfully
Dry leaves whirled along the pavement outside the bakery.
乾枯的落葉在麵包店外的人行道上一路打轉飛舞。
intransitive: subject (leaves) whirls in the wind
The wooden top whirled across the kitchen floor and bumped into the table leg.
木製陀螺在廚房地板上飛快旋轉，最後撞到了桌腳。
Mauricio whirled the rope above his head before throwing it to the fallen rider.
Mauricio 把繩子在頭頂上甩了幾圈後，拋向那位摔下馬的騎士。
Snowflakes whirled past the bus window as Aoi watched the empty fields.
雪花在公車車窗外打著旋飛過，Aoi 望著空曠的田野。
文法句型
whirl + adverb/preposition
whirl + object + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
Frequently followed by a directional adverb or preposition (around, past, along, across, off). Subjects are typically light or rotating objects (leaves, dust, snow, a top, a rope) or people made to spin.
常見錯誤
2. to feel that your head is spinning inside, so that ideas and feelings rush past
思緒紛亂
腦中念頭飛轉、混亂
to feel that your head is spinning inside, so that ideas and feelings rush past too fast for you to think clearly — typically after shock, strong emotion, or too much new information.
After the surprise phone call from her birth mother, Kemi's mind whirled for the rest of the afternoon.
接到生母突如其來的電話後，Kemi 整個下午思緒都亂成一團。
subject is mind/thoughts/head; trigger is a shock or strong emotion
Quinn's head was whirling with names and dates from the morning's lecture.
Quinn 的腦袋裡全是早上課堂上聽到的人名和日期，整個人轉個不停。
collocation: head whirling with [content]
Thoughts whirled through Minh's mind as the doctor explained the diagnosis.
醫生在解釋診斷結果時，各種念頭在 Minh 腦中飛快地閃過。
Layla felt her mind whirl when the judges read out her score.
評審宣布她的分數時，Layla 覺得自己腦袋一陣天旋地轉。
- settle
of the mind: become calm and clear
文法句型
[mind / thoughts / head] + whirl
用法筆記
Subject must be 'mind', 'thoughts', 'head', or 'brain' — not a person directly. Distinguish from sense 1: in sense 1 the subject physically spins, here it is an internal mental sensation often paired with 'with' + cause.
常見錯誤
whirl — 名詞
- whirlsingular
- whirlsplural
1. a quick, often forceful spinning movement, or a thing that is spinning in this w
旋轉；急轉
一次快速的旋轉動作
a quick, often forceful spinning movement, or a thing that is spinning in this way.
Faisal gave the wooden top a sharp whirl and watched it cross the floor.
Faisal 用力一扭，讓木陀螺在地板上飛快地旋轉滑過。
collocation: give [something] a whirl (literal spinning sense)
A whirl of dust rose from the road as the truck sped past.
卡車疾駛而過時，路面上揚起一陣打轉的塵土。
common pattern: a whirl of [dust / leaves / smoke / snow]
The ribbon dancer ended her routine with a long whirl across the stage.
彩帶舞者以一段橫越舞台的長旋轉為整支舞作結。
With one whirl of the rope, the cowboy caught the calf by its back leg.
牛仔把繩子一甩，就套住了小牛的後腿。
Élise watched the whirl of red and gold leaves outside her bedroom window.
Élise 望著臥室窗外那一團翻飛打轉的紅葉與金葉。
文法句型
a whirl of [noun]
give [object] a whirl
用法筆記
Often appears as 'a whirl of [light / fast objects]' (dust, leaves, smoke, snow, ribbons). Distinguish from sense 2 (period of activity) by context — here the whirl is a single physical rotation, not a stretch of busy time.
常見錯誤
2. a busy and exciting stretch of time, full of activities and events that follow e
忙亂時光
活動接連不斷的熱鬧期間
a busy and exciting stretch of time, full of activities and events that follow each other very quickly.
Christopher's first month in Tokyo was a whirl of language classes, new friends, and weekend trips.
Christopher 在東京的第一個月，過得就像一場語言課、新朋友、週末小旅行接連不斷的快轉時光。
common pattern: a whirl of [events / parties / activities]
The week before the wedding passed in a whirl of fittings, phone calls, and last-minute shopping.
婚禮前那一週，在試裝、電話和最後採購之間飛快地過去了。
fixed phrase: in a whirl (caught up in a rush of events)
After her promotion, Cole's life became a whirl of late meetings and early flights.
升職之後，Cole 的生活變成了一連串的深夜會議和清晨班機。
The festival weekend was a happy whirl of food stalls, live music, and street parades.
整個藝術節週末就是一段被攤位美食、現場音樂和街頭遊行塞滿的熱鬧時光。
- lull
a quiet stretch with little happening
文法句型
a whirl of [activities / parties / meetings]
in a whirl
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a period of time or a person's life. Often modified by an adjective (a social whirl, a happy whirl) or followed by 'of' + plural noun. Distinguish from sense 1 by what the whirl is made of: events and activities, not physical motion.
常見錯誤
3. a short, often experimental attempt at doing something, usually to find out whet
試一試
短暫、隨意的嘗試
a short, often experimental attempt at doing something, usually to find out whether you like it or are any good at it.
Hana had never danced salsa before, but she decided to give it a whirl at the church social.
Hana 之前從沒跳過騷莎舞，但她決定在教會聚會上試一試。
fixed phrase: give [something] a whirl (try it once, informally)
Xiu thought baking sourdough looked hard, but a roommate convinced them to give it a whirl.
Xiu 本來覺得做酸種麵包很難，但一位室友勸 Xiu 先試一試看看。
The new noodle bar near the station looks interesting — let's give it a whirl tomorrow.
車站附近那家新開的麵館看起來不錯，我們明天去試一試吧。
Michael gave online chess a whirl for a week and ended up playing every evening.
Michael 抱著試一試的心態玩了一週線上西洋棋，後來變成每晚都下。
文法句型
give [something] a whirl
have a whirl at [something]
用法筆記
Strongly tied to the fixed phrase 'give (something) a whirl' — outside this phrase, the brief-try sense is rare. The thing tried is usually an activity, hobby, food, or place. Informal in tone.