twirl

英 [twɜːl]

美 [twɜːrl]

v.  (使)旋转，转动; 使轻快地转动; 使旋转; (用手指)缠绕，盘绕，卷曲
n.  (人)旋转一周

过去式：twirled　现在分词：twirling　第三人称单数：twirls　复数：twirls　过去分词：twirled　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20580 / COCA.10782

牛津词典

verb

• （使）旋转，转动
  to move or dance round and round; to make sb do this
  1. She twirled around in front of the mirror.
     她对着镜子转动身子。
  2. He held her hand and twirled her around.
     他牵着她的手，让她旋转。
• 使轻快地转动；使旋转
  to make sth turn quickly and lightly round and round
  1. He twirled his hat in his hand.
     他快速旋转着手里的帽子。
  2. She sat twirling the stem of the glass in her fingers.
     她坐在那里用手指捻动着高脚酒杯的柄脚。
• （用手指）缠绕，盘绕，卷曲
  to twist or curl sth with your fingers
  1. He kept twirling his moustache.
     他不停地用手指卷胡须。

noun

• （人）旋转一周
  the action of a person spinning around once
  1. Kate did a twirl in her new dress.
     凯特穿着新连衣裙转了一圈。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)快速转动；（使）轻快地旋转
  If youtwirlsomething or if ittwirls, it turns around and around with a smooth, fairly fast movement.
  1. Bonnie twirled her empty glass in her fingers...
     邦妮用手指旋转着她的空杯子。
  2. All around me leaves twirl to the ground.
     在我周围，树叶打着转儿纷纷飘落到地上。
• VERB (跳舞等时)旋转，转动
  If youtwirl, you turn around and around quickly, for example when you are dancing.
  1. Several hundred people twirl around the ballroom dance floor.
     几百人在舞厅的舞池里旋转。
• VERB （用手指）缠绕，盘绕，卷曲
  If youtwirlsomething such as your hair, you twist it around your finger.
  1. Sarah lifted her hand and started twirling a strand of hair.
     萨拉抬起手来开始用手指缠绕一缕头发。

英英释义

noun

• the act of rotating rapidly
  1. he gave the crank a spin
  2. it broke off after much twisting
  Synonym:spintwisttwistingwhirl
• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
  Synonym:kinktwist

verb

• cause to spin
  1. spin a coin
  Synonym:whirlbirlspin
• turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  1. The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
  Synonym:swirltwiddlewhirl

双语例句

• Several hundred people twirl around the ballroom dance floor.
  几百人在舞厅的舞池里旋转。
• Turn the balloon upside down and twirl the balloon to set the coin in motion.
  把气球颠倒过来，旋转气球使硬币在气球内部运动。
• In one, a small boy appears utterly confused as the ears twirl apparently at random above him.
  在其中一段视频里，一位男生明显处于困惑状态，但他头上的耳朵仍摇个不停。
• When I twirl this around, it produces a particular tone.
  当我把这个旋转，它发出特殊的音调。
• The results are multi-coloured streaks of light which twirl and wrap in spaces, showing how they surround objects and people.
  得出的结果是旋转缠绕的彩色光线条纹，显示出它们是如何存在于物体和人体周围的。
• The man is dancing by himself, twirl round and round.
  这男士一人独舞，旋转个不停。
• Bonnie twirled her empty glass in her fingers
  邦妮用手指旋转着她的空杯子。
• To twirl or rotate without purpose.
  毫无目的地旋转，或转动。
• I watch you read and twirl your hair as if you know how much it hurts me every time.
  我注视着你读书，注视着你摩挲着自己的头发，好像你知道这每次都让我很受伤。
• She did a twirl in front of the mirror.
  她对着镜子转了一圈。