西瓜单词

whirlwind是什么意思

whirlwind

英 ['wɜːlwɪnd] 美 ['wɝlwɪnd]

whirlwind 旋风

比喻用法。

whirlwind (n.): mid-14c., from whirl (v.) + wind (n.), probably on model of Old Norse hvirfilvindr.

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

5. 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。