whirl1/wɝl; wɜːl/v [I,T] to turn or spin around very quickly, or to make someone or something do this (使)急转﹔(使)迅速旋转: The leaves whirled around in the wind. 树叶在风中打转。He whirled her around the dance floor. 他带着她围绕着舞池旋转。
whirl2n 1 [singular 单数] a lot of activity of a particular kind 接连不断的某类活动: the social whirl 纷繁的社交活动+of The next two days passed in a whirl of activity. 接下去的两天就在忙乱中度过。2 give sth a whirlinformal to try something that you are not sure you are going to like or be able to do【非正式】试试某物3 be in a whirl to feel very excited or confused about something〔对某事感到〕极为兴奋﹔一片混乱: Debbie's head was all in a whirl. 德比的脑子乱作一团。4 [C usually singular 一般用单数] a spinning movement or an amount of something that is spinning 旋转﹔回旋: +of a whirl of dust 滚滚飞扬的尘土