twirl

英 [twɜːl] 美 [twɜːrl]

• v. 快速转动；扭转
• n. 扭转；旋转的东西

英英释义

Noun:

1. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

2. the act of rotating rapidly;

   "he gave the crank a spin"
   "it broke off after much twisting"
   

Verb:

1. turn in a twisting or spinning motion;

   "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
   

2. cause to spin;

   "spin a coin"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He walked along briskly, twirling his cane in the air.
   他一边轻快地走著，一边用手杖在空中旋转。
2. She twirled a strand of hair round her finger.
   她把一绺头发卷绕在手指上。

用作名词 (n.)

1. She did a twirl in front of the mirror.
   她对著镜子转了一圈。

经典引文

• He performed..spins and twirls.

  出自： Dickens

• Pinky tossed his big Stetson with an expert twirl.

  出自： E. Ferber

• Deirdre..twirled thoughtfully in the swivel chair.

  出自： M. Machlin

• She twirled round on the points of her..court shoes.

  出自： C. Dexter

• Tornadoes twirled over cornfields here.

  出自： D. Hogan

词汇搭配

• twirl one's thumbs 抚弄大拇指; 无聊,...

近反义词

【近义词】

• wind 风
• spin (使)旋转
• whirl 使 ... 旋转
• rotate 轮流
• turn 翻转
• coil 卷
• spiral 螺旋
• twist 缠绕
• curl 卷曲
• bend 弯曲
• revolve 旋转
• revolution 革命
• rotation 旋转
• swivel 转换仪器
• pivot 枢
• gyrate 旋涡状的
• wheel 方向盘
• intertwine 纠缠
• dance 舞会
• contort (使)扭曲
• circle 圆圈
• swirl 漩涡
• birl 踩着旋转
• twiddle 玩弄
• twisting 翘曲
• kink 纽结