whirlwind是什么意思？

whirlwind

英[ˈwɜ:lwɪnd] 美[ˈwɜrlwɪnd]

• n. 旋风，猛烈的势力，混乱，破坏性的力量或事物；
• adj. 旋风般的，急速的，喧嚣混乱的；

复数：whirlwinds;

例句

• The school was seriously damaged by a whirlwind. 学校因旋风袭击而遭到严重破坏.
• After a whirlwind courtship, they married and went to live in Bath. 经过一场旋风式恋爱, 他们结了婚,到巴斯生活去了.
• ... a whirlwind tour of France. 走马观花式的法国之旅
• He got married after a whirlwind romance. 在一场旋风式的恋爱后他很快就结婚了。
• 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。
• 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。
• After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July. 在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。

词组

• (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind
  suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions 自食其果；恶有恶报

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (陆地或海洋上的)旋风，旋流
  A whirlwind is 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 a whirlwind .
  例句
  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。 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
  A whirlwind event or action happens or is done much more quickly than normal.
  例句
  He got married after a whirlwind romance. 在一场旋风式的恋爱后他很快就结婚了。 ... a whirlwind tour of France. 走马观花式的法国之旅

英汉词典释义

• n.
  旋风
  The school was seriously damaged by a whirlwind. 学校因旋风袭击而遭到严重破坏。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth