whirlwind

英 [ˈwɜːlwɪnd]

美 [ˈwɜːrlwɪnd]

n.  旋风; 旋流; 一片忙乱
adj.  快速的; 匆匆忙忙的; 旋风似的

复数：whirlwinds　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14449 / COCA.12458

牛津词典

noun

• 旋风；旋流
  a very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage
• 一片忙乱
  a situation or series of events where a lot of things happen very quickly
  1. 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。

adj.

• 快速的；匆匆忙忙的；旋风似的
  happening very fast
  1. a whirlwind romance
     旋风式恋爱
  2. a whirlwind tour of America
     旋风式的美国之行

柯林斯词典

• (陆地或海洋上的)旋风，旋流
  Awhirlwindis a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves across the land or sea.
• N-COUNT 一连串的突发事件
  You can describe a situation in which a lot of things happen very quickly and are very difficult for someone to control as awhirlwind.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ 旋风般的;匆匆忙忙的;快速的
  Awhirlwindevent or action happens or is done much more quickly than normal.
  1. He got married after a whirlwind romance.
     在一场旋风式的恋爱后他很快就结婚了。
  2. ... a whirlwind tour of France.
     走马观花式的法国之旅

英英释义

noun

• a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

双语例句

• After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
  在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。
• For they have sown wind, And they will reap a whirlwind.
  7他们所种的是风，所收的是旋风。
• Following such a policy can only result in sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.
  实行这种政策，只能是搬起石头砸自己的脚。
• Oh, a bit of a whirlwind romance then eh?
  哦，他们像是有点闪电恋爱了啊！
• If you gave him a blackboard and a piece of chalk, he would become a whirlwind of wisdom.
  如果你给他一块黑板和一截粉笔，他就会化身为智慧的旋风。
• If we sow to the wind, we shall reap the whirlwind.
  如果我们风中播种，将来必然收获旋风（现在做坏事，将来必收恶果）。
• Added a graphic effect to the fury and whirlwind skills.
  为刺客的狂怒和野蛮人的旋风增加了新的动画效果。
• They got married last year after a whirlwind romance.
  他们在旋风式的恋爱之后于去年结婚了。
• A whirlwind catches me in midair and places me safely on the ground.
  一阵旋风在半空中把我托住，使我安全返回地面。
• Rampage: Can now be triggered by off-hand Whirlwind damage.
  暴怒：现在可由副手旋风斩伤害触发。