whirl

柯林斯詞典

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. 使快速旋轉; 快速旋轉
Not receiving an answer, she whirled around. 沒有得到答復，她猛地轉過身來。
He was whirling Anne around the floor. 他正與安妮旋轉起舞。
2. N-COUNT Whirl is also a noun. 快速旋轉
...the barely audible whirl of wheels. …幾乎聽不見的輪子轉動聲。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity. 緊張激烈的一連串
In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all. 在半個小時馬不停蹄的忙碌中，她做完了這一切。
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. 試一試[非正式]
Why not give acupuncture a whirl?
為什么不試試針灸？