whirl

• n. 旋轉，回旋；昏亂；一連串的事；短暫的旅行
• vi. 旋轉，回旋；急走；頭暈眼花
• vt. 使旋轉；卷走，飛快地帶走

詞源同wharf,旋轉，碼頭。

whirl (v.)

c. 1300, probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see wharf). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.

whirl (n.)

early 15c., "flywheel of a spindle," from whirl (v.). The meaning "act of whirling" is recorded from late 15c.; figurative sense of "confused activity" is recorded from 1550s. Colloquial sense of "tentative attempt" is attested from 1884, American English.

1. What the heck, I thought, I'll give it a whirl.

管它呢，我想，我就試試吧。

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2. In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all.

經過半個小時的忙碌，她全都做完了。

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3. Your life is such a social whirl.

你總是在不停地參加社交活動。

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4. Why not give acupuncture a whirl?

為什麽不試試針灸？

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5. We decided to give it a whirl.

我們決定嚐試一下。

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