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whirring

英 [ˈwɜːrɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɜːrɪŋ]

v.  (机器、昆虫翅膀等)发出呼呼声,嗡嗡作响
whir的现在分词; whirr的现在分词

现在分词:whirring 复数:whirrings 

BNC.34592 / COCA.31207

柯林斯词典

  • VERB (机器、昆虫翅膀等)发出呼呼声,嗡嗡作响
    When something such as a machine or an insect's wingwhirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound.
    1. The camera whirred and clicked.
      相机发出嗡嗡声和咔嚓声。
    2. ...the whirring sound of the film projector.
      电影放映机的嗡嗡声
    3. Whirris also a noun.
    4. He could hear the whirr of a vacuum cleaner...
      他能听到真空吸尘器的嗡嗡声。
    5. Whirr, click, whirr, click — step by step the scan probed deeper.
      嗡嗡,咔嗒,嗡嗡,咔嗒——扫描探查一步步地深入。

英英释义

noun

  • sound of something in rapid motion
    1. whir of a bird's wings
    2. the whir of the propellers
    Synonym:whirwhirrbirr

adj

  • like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

    双语例句

    • Since the publication of The Good Earth, scarce attention has been paid to the detail of a flock of crows whirring and cawing over the head of Wang Long, the protagonist.
      飞旋在主人公王龙头顶上的乌鸦这一细节自《大地》问世以来很少引起人们的关注。
    • The wings of fortune could be heard whirring over his head.
      可以听到幸福的羽翼在他的头上呼呼地在振响着。
    • Whirring air conditioners, fuzzy-sounding speakers and nearby noisy lobbies were obscuring his carefully crafted sound effects.
      开枪空调器,模糊测扬声器及附近嘈杂大堂被遮盖了他精心设计音响效果。
    • Some wild ducks flapped their wings and flew off with shrill cries, whirring low over the water.
      几只野鸭扑楞楞飞起,尖声惊叫,掠着水面飞走了。
    • The production line is a whirring mass of rollers, wheels and pipes, monitored by men at computer panels.
      生产线上,一组组滚轮、机轮和输送管嗡嗡地运转。工人们在电脑面板前监控着生产线的运转。
    • Lin Heung is a rough-and-ready sort of place, with a worn tiled floor, metal spittoons and ceiling fans whirring away.
      莲香楼是个简陋的茶馆,地上是很旧的地砖,摆着铁制的痰盂,屋顶上是呼呼吹着的吊扇。
    • The forecasts have not changed since January: a reassuring consistency. That suggests that the economic machine is whirring away as it should.
      这些预测自1月以来没有变过,展现一种令人安心的一致性,似乎表明经济机器正在按照应有的节奏运转。
    • Suddenly she heard a whirring and fluttering noise in the air, and the dwarf said: "Here come my lords the ravens flying home."
      突然,她听到鸟儿拍打翅膀的沙沙响。小矮人儿说:“我的主人们飞回来了!”
    • When we got inside the factory, we couldn't hear the guide explain because of the whirring of the motors.
      当我们进入工厂内时,因为马达呼呼地转动,使我们听不见向导的解说。
    • Large populations of insects, whirring and buzzing through the air.
      大群昆虫在空中飞过,发出嗡嗡的声响。