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单词 swirl
释义
swirl
verb
uk
/swɜːl/us
/swɝːl/
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
tomovequicklywith atwisting,circularmovement, or to make something do this:
Thefogswirledthicklyaroundus.我们被浓雾重重包围。
Swirl a littleoilaroundthefryingpan.在煎锅边上刷薄薄一圈油。
Synonym
eddy
[I]
Ifideasorstoriesabout somebody or something swirl, they are oftenheardbut may not bebasedonfactor may not always say the same thing:
Rumours have swirled foryearsthat he is on thepointofretiring.
Much of thecontroversythat swirls around herignorestheactualcontentof herwork.
Compare
spreadverb
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  • Thickcigarsmokeswirled as the mendrankwhisky.
  • Theoverflowingriverswirled around them.
  • Try swirling somecreamintoscrambledeggs.
  • Accusations swirled around Washington lastweekofpartisanvendettasandturfwars.
  • Already,speculationis swirling that thecompanyis atakeovertarget.
  • Conflictingreportshave swirled around thestatusof theSecretaryofState.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Movement of liquids
  • backsplash
  • be dripping withsomethingidiom
  • bleed
  • decant
  • drainage
  • drip
  • eddy
  • leakage
  • ripple
  • run a bathphrase
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • runnel
  • seep
  • seepage
  • spit
  • swill
  • topsomethingup
  • trickle
  • tub
  • washsomethingaway
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
Gossip and rumour
swirl
noun[C]
uk
/swɜːl/us
/swɝːl/
theactofmovingquicklywith atwisting,circularmovement, or something thatmovesin this way:
With a swirl of hisblackcloak, heleavesthestage.
Thetruckwent by in a swirl ofdust.
Synonym
eddy
atwisting,circularshape:
A swirl ofcreamwill make adishlookmorefancy.
Thegreenplastichas ablackswirlpatternset over thetop.
Compare
spiralnoun
picture of swirl
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thesharingandrepeatingofideasorstoriesabout somebody or something that may not betrue:
The swirl ofrumoursandspeculationneverstopped.
More examples
  • There was asuddenswirl ofwind.
  • the swirl of adustdevil
  • Garnish eachservingofsoupwith a swirl ofyogurt.
  • Shewearsapairofcowboybootsdecoratedwithpinkswirls.
  • Thereportis a swirl of half-truths.
  • Therealwoman has been all butforgottenin the swirl oftabloidspeculations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revolving, rotating and spinning
  • around
  • around and aroundidiom
  • backspin
  • birl
  • centrifugal
  • circuit
  • rev
  • revolve
  • revolving
  • rotary
  • rotate
  • rotation
  • span
  • spin
  • swing
  • twirling
  • twirly
  • underspin
  • wheel round
  • whirly
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Patterns and shapes
Gossip and rumour
(Definition ofswirlfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
swirl
verb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
uk
/swɜːl/us
/swɝːl/
to (causeto)movequicklywith atwisting,circularmovement
（使）旋转，（使）打转，（使）转圈
Swirl a littleoilaroundthefryingpan.在煎锅边上刷薄薄一圈油。
Thefogswirledthicklyaroundus.我们被浓雾重重包围。

swirl| American Dictionary

swirl
verb[always+ adv/prep]
us
/swɜrl/
tomovequicklywith atwistingcircularmovement, or tocausesomething tomovethis way:
[I]Snowflakes swirled down from thesky.
[I]fig.Accusationscontinueto swirl around him.
[T]I swirledcocoathrough thedough.

swirl

noun[C]us
/swɜrl/
Wearrivedin a swirl ofjetfumes.
(Definition ofswirlfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofswirl

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Individual frequencies that are mixed together in order to create sonic masses follow reciprocal types of motion, including undulations, surges, swirls, drifts and dips.
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Figure 5 illustrates this effect on the growth rates of various unstable modes when the ambient air is swirling with a solid-body-rotation profile.
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Occasionally a cloud would settle over the mountain top for a day or two sending cool mists swirling through the steep alleyways.
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There is a swirling jet fan near the plane.
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Then is just the streamfunction for the transverse velocity components of an axisymmetric, swirling flow.
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There was always a tension swirling round the concept, both in the interwar period and after.
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A good deal of swirling occurred among the middling group, but there was little fundamental change or replacement by others.
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The wall of the aortic arch was thin, and blood could be seen swirling in it proximal to the site of narrowing.
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The next proposition can be verified using the description of free swirls and whirls via their non-spanning circuits.
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Thus, swirling strength discriminates against shear vorticity, making the swirling motion of a concentrated vortex core more obvious.
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The theory indicates that these waves are possible in any swirling flow in which the angular velocity is distributed non-uniformly.
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The lid was lifted from time to time and the water swirled.
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I abandoned the intoxicating, swirling rhythm of the living goddess for her calmer impersonation at the dance.
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Allegations of corruption had begun swirling around the programme as early as 1985 and became more insistent as time passed.
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Most of the medium which contained mucilage was decanted and replaced by cold sterile seawater and swirled vigorously.
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