whirl

单词辨析:

rotate circle revolve spin whirl 【导航词义:转动、旋转】
rotate v. 旋转,转动
〔辨析〕

指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转,在特定语境中指自转。

〔例证〕

Does Mars rotate on its axis once every 24 hours?

火星是每24小时绕轴线自转一周吗?

Don't forget to rotate the pan throughout the baking time.

烘烤过程中不要忘记转动托盘。

circle v. 盘旋,转圈
〔辨析〕

尤指在空中盘旋。

〔例证〕

Seagulls circled around above the sea.

海鸥在海面上盘旋。

The plane circled the airport, waiting for the order from the control tower.

飞机在机场上空盘旋,等待指挥塔的指令。

revolve v. 旋转
〔辨析〕

指物体像轮子一样转动,在特定语境中指公转。

〔例证〕

Why did that wheel stop revolving?

那个轮子为什么不转了?

How can I revolve the image on the screen?

怎样才能旋转屏幕上的图像?

It is common sense that the earth revolves around the sun.

地球绕太阳公转是常识。

spin v. 快速旋转
〔辨析〕

强调迅速、连续地旋转,多指绕轴心转动。

〔例证〕

Stay away when the plane's propellers are spinning.

飞机的螺旋桨在快速旋转时,要离得远一些。

The spinning ice skater attracted her attention.

那位做旋转动作的溜冰者吸引了她的注意力。

whirl v. 急转,迅速旋转
〔辨析〕

强调速度快,含飞旋之意。

〔例证〕

Look! The seagulls are whirling over the harbour.

看!海鸥在港口上空盘旋。

The groom whirled the bride round in his arms.

新郎抱着新娘转了起来。

相关例句:

My thoughts are in a whirl.

我的脑子里一团乱。

During all this whirl of disaster he had never once lost his head or his courage.

在这整个灾祸的漩涡里,他没有一次丧失过他的头脑,或者他的勇气。

The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy. Shaman and Chieftain now found in Nomad encounters.

苦修僧人反复旋转而不感到头晕。在大地图也可以遇到僧人和酋长了?

To be tossed and lost and broken in the whirl of this fearful joy?

不能使你回旋激荡,消失碎裂在这可怖的快乐旋转之中吗?

The water distribution sprayer adopts counter spray whirl tangent type ABS material.

布水喷头采用对喷旋转切线式ABS材质。

The dancer suddenly made a whirl.

舞蹈演员突然做了一个急转动作。