whirr
英 [wɜ:(r)] 美 [hwə, wə]

n.

呼呼声；

vi.

作呼呼声；

vt.

呼呼地飞；同“whir”；

变形

复数：whirrs过去式：whirred过去分词：whirred现在分词：whirring第三人称单数：whirrs

英英释义

whirr[ hwə: ]

• n.sound of something in rapid motion

  同义词：whirwhirringbirr

• v.
  • make a soft swishing sound

    "the motor whirred"

    同义词：whizzwhizwhirbirrpurr

  • make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

    同义词：churr

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. The bird flew past, its wings whirring.
   那只鸟飞了过去，翅膀发出呼呼的声音。
2. The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.
   钟在打点前先嘎啦嘎啦地响起来。

用作名词(n.)

1. She heard nothing but the chirps and whirr of insect.
   除了虫的鸣叫声外，她什么也没听见。

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