whirl /wɜːl/ CET6 TEM4 ( whirling, whirled, whirls )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. 使快速旋转; 快速旋转

  例：

  Not receiving an answer, she whirled around.

  没有得到答复，她猛地转过身来。

  例：

  He was whirling Anne around the floor.

  他正与安妮旋转起舞。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Whirl is also a noun. 快速旋转

  例：

  ...the barely audible whirl of wheels.

  …几乎听不见的轮子转动声。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. 紧张激烈的一连串

  例：

  In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all.

  在半个小时马不停蹄的忙碌中，她做完了这一切。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before. 试一试 [非正式]

  例：

  Why not give acupuncture a whirl?

  为什么不试试针灸？