whir
verb /wɜː(r)/
/wɜːr/
(also whirr)
[intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they whir | /wɜː(r)/ /wɜːr/ |
| he / she / it whirs | /wɜːz/ /wɜːrz/ |
| past simple whirred | /wɜːd/ /wɜːrd/ |
| past participle whirred | /wɜːd/ /wɜːrd/ |
| -ing form whirring | /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/ /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/ |
- to make a continuous, low sound like the parts of a machine moving
嗡嗡地响；呼呼地响 - The clock began to whir before striking the hour.
钟在敲响整点前先嘎啦嘎啦地响。 - Three large fans whirred overhead in the afternoon heat.
午后的酷热中，三把大风扇在头顶呼呼地响。
Collocations DictionaryWhirr is used with these nouns as the subject:- machine
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘move with a whirring sound’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with whirl. - The clock began to whir before striking the hour.