whirlwind

英['wɜːlwɪnd] 美['wɜːrlwɪnd]
  • n. 旋风；旋风般的突发事件
  • adj. 旋风般的
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

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》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A whirlwind destroyed the town.
      旋风摧毁了这座城镇。
    2. Away went the car like a whirlwind.
      汽车像旋风一样飞驰而过。
    3. His career has seen a whirlwind of ups and downs.
      他的事业经历了大起大落。
    4. 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。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He then embarked on a whirlwind program of reform.
      然后他着手开始进行旋风式的改革计划。

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