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

• It has been a whirlwind romance for the couple who began dating this summer.
  这对新人之间算是闪电恋爱，今年夏天才开始约会。
• His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
  他乘旋风和暴风而来，云彩为他脚下的尘土。
• Marius had had a furnace in his brain all day long; now it was a whirlwind.
  马吕斯这一整天脑子里燃着一炉火，现在又起了一阵风暴。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
  种风收获风暴；恶有恶报。
• 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。
• I hope you've enjoyed this whirlwind introduction to the XFS filesystem.
  希望您喜欢这篇对XFS文件系统的快速介绍。
• A tornado is one of the most violent and destructive whirlwind.
  龙卷风是一种最猛烈、最具破坏性的旋风。