whorl

英 [wɜːl]

美 [wɜːrl]

n.  螺旋状图案; 螺纹; 轮，轮生体(环生于植物茎部的叶、花等)

复数：whorls　过去式：whorled　

BNC.25087 / COCA.22923

牛津词典

noun

• 螺旋状图案；螺纹
  a pattern made by a curved line that forms a rough circle, with smaller circles inside bigger ones
  1. the whorls on your fingertips
     你指纹的涡
• 轮，轮生体（环生于植物茎部的叶、花等）
  a ring of leaves, flowers, etc. around the stem of a plant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (指纹等的)涡，螺旋状
  Awhorlis a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers.
  1. He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.
     他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。
  2. ...dense whorls of red-purple flowers.
     层层叠叠的紫红色花朵

英英释义

noun

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  1. a coil of rope
  Synonym:coilspiralvolutehelix
• a strand or cluster of hair
  Synonym:lockcurlringlet
• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
  Synonym:coilrollcurlcurlicueringletgyrescroll

双语例句

• ( botany) divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five ( or a multiple of five) members.
  （植物学）分成五个部分的；特别是每个花轮由五部分（或五的倍数）组成。
• Botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl.
  植物学；形成轮生体或者具有排成轮生体的部分。
• According to the number and relative position of "core points" and "delta points" extracted from the fingerprint image, we classify the fingerprint into the following six classes: arch, tented arch, left loop, right loop, whorl, twin loop.
  通过提取出的指纹图像中核心点和三角点的数目和相对位置，我们将指纹图像分成了六种类型：拱型，尖拱型，左环型，右环型，涡型，双环型。
• He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.
  他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。
• Forming one or more whorls ( especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
  形成一个或多个轮生体（特别是绕着干生长的轮生叶）。
• This effect of position ensures that achenes of each whorl germinate when they reach the periphery and are disconnected.
  这种位置效应确保了每一圈的瘦果在到达外围并且分离的时候才萌发。
• It is joined, inserts helping jointly that its characteristic is whorl, the price is suitable.
  其特点是螺纹连接、插合方便、价格适宜。
• Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms. Most obvious of these are the brightly colored petals supported by a whorl of sepals.
  樱属灌木或树种，银白色或粉红色单子萼或双子萼花冠。其中最明显的是鲜艳的花瓣，花瓣下有一轮萼片。
• Total N accumulation in single plant was decreased when two leaves above ear leaf were cut off or the up whorl of the shoot-borne roots was removed at the tasselling stage.
  吐丝期剪去穗位叶以上连续两个叶片或切去地上部最上层节根均减少了植株体内的氮素累积。
• User's unanimous favorable comment deeply, our factory can also manufacture various kinds of special whorl tools according to the needs of user.
  用户使用我公司螺纹工具均已创出优质产品和出口免检产品等，深受用户一致好评，我公司还可根据用户需要，承制各种特殊螺纹工具。