whirr

英 [wɜ:(r)]

美 [wɜ:(r)]

v.  嗡嗡地响; 呼呼地响
n.  嗡嗡声; 呼呼声

复数：whirrs　现在分词：whirring　过去式：whirred　第三人称单数：whirs　过去分词：whirred　

BNC.37719 / COCA.32745

牛津词典

verb

• 嗡嗡地响；呼呼地响
  to make a continuous low sound like the parts of a machine moving
  1. The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.
     钟在打点前先嘎啦嘎啦地响起来。

noun

• 嗡嗡声；呼呼声
  a continuous low sound, for example the sound made by the regular movement of a machine or the wings of a bird
  1. the whirr of a motor
     发动机的嗡嗡声
  2. There was a whirring of machinery.
     有机器发出的嗡嗡声。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (机器、昆虫翅膀等)发出呼呼声，嗡嗡作响
  When something such as a machine or an insect's wingwhirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound.
  1. The camera whirred and clicked.
     相机发出嗡嗡声和咔嚓声。
  2. ...the whirring sound of the film projector.
     电影放映机的嗡嗡声
  3. Whirris also a noun.
     
  4. He could hear the whirr of a vacuum cleaner...
     他能听到真空吸尘器的嗡嗡声。
  5. Whirr, click, whirr, click — step by step the scan probed deeper.
     嗡嗡，咔嗒，嗡嗡，咔嗒——扫描探查一步步地深入。

英英释义

noun

• sound of something in rapid motion
  1. whir of a bird's wings
  2. the whir of the propellers
  Synonym:whirwhirringbirr

verb

• make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
  Synonym:churr
• make a soft swishing sound
  1. the motor whirred
  2. the car engine purred
  Synonym:whizzwhizwhirbirrpurr

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