whirlwind
英 ['wɜːlwɪnd]
美['wɝlwɪnd]
- n. 旋风；旋风般的快速行动
- adj. 旋风般的
词态变化
复数: whirlwinds;
中文词源
whirlwind 旋风
比喻用法。
英文词源
- whirlwind (n.)
- mid-14c., from whirl (v.) + wind (n.), probably on model of Old Norse hvirfilvindr.
双语例句
- 1. He had been swept aside in the whirlwind of reform and anarchy.
- 在改革和无政府状态交织的混乱风暴中，他被抛在了一边，没人理睬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I had been running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity.
- 我一直奔忙于英格兰南部地区，疲于应对一连串的活动。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He got married after a whirlwind romance.
- 在一场旋风式的恋爱后他很快就结婚了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They had a whirlwind romance .
- 他们之间有过一段短暂的风流韵事。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. To recover from the divorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities.
- 为了从离婚中恢复过来，我马不停蹄地投身于一系列的活动。
来自《权威词典》