whorl

英 [wɜːl]

美 [wɜːrl]

n.  螺旋状图案; 螺纹; 轮，轮生体(环生于植物茎部的叶、花等)

复数：whorls　过去式：whorled　

BNC.25087 / COCA.22923

牛津词典

noun

• 螺旋状图案；螺纹
  a pattern made by a curved line that forms a rough circle, with smaller circles inside bigger ones
  1. the whorls on your fingertips
     你指纹的涡
• 轮，轮生体（环生于植物茎部的叶、花等）
  a ring of leaves, flowers, etc. around the stem of a plant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (指纹等的)涡，螺旋状
  Awhorlis a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers.
  1. He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.
     他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。
  2. ...dense whorls of red-purple flowers.
     层层叠叠的紫红色花朵

英英释义

noun

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  1. a coil of rope
  Synonym:coilspiralvolutehelix
• a strand or cluster of hair
  Synonym:lockcurlringlet
• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
  Synonym:coilrollcurlcurlicueringletgyrescroll

双语例句

• The centrifugal graining equipment that we design mainly uses liquid compelling whorl and centrifugal movement effect principle.
  所设计的离心粒化设备主要利用了流体的强迫涡及离心运动效应原理。
• Users use the whorl tool of our factory to already create the quality product and export products exempt from inspection, etc.
  本公司生产螺纹工具经国家产品监督所各项技术测试和产品抽验，达到国内同类先进水平。
• Believed to be created by wind that whorl around equator speeds up to 230 miles per hour.
  这被认为是风在赤道形成高达每小时230英里的螺旋。
• Forming one or more whorls ( especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
  形成一个或多个轮生体（特别是绕着干生长的轮生叶）。
• Total N accumulation in single plant was decreased when two leaves above ear leaf were cut off or the up whorl of the shoot-borne roots was removed at the tasselling stage.
  吐丝期剪去穗位叶以上连续两个叶片或切去地上部最上层节根均减少了植株体内的氮素累积。
• Any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petalled flower.
  延龄草属的多种百合科植物之一，三片叶在茎顶端轮生，花单生、有三片花瓣。
• Combined with constructive experience many years, it illustrates quality control method of steel bar rolling& linear whorl connection from aspects of raw material control 、 linear whorl head control and quality control of connective joint on the scene so as to guarantee its connective quality.
  结合多年的施工经验，从对原材料的控制、直螺纹丝头的控制、现场连接接头的质量控制等方面，对钢筋滚压直螺纹连接的质量控制方法进行了阐述，以确保其连接质量。
• The complex pump body in the pump is fabricated by that a pump body, a whorl casing, a liquid inlet pipe, and a cover plate are assembled.
  泵中复杂泵体由泵体、涡壳、进液管及盖板等部分组装而成。
• ( botany) divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five ( or a multiple of five) members.
  （植物学）分成五个部分的；特别是每个花轮由五部分（或五的倍数）组成。
• So reducing whorl root stress focus may distribute to improve bolt intensity and life.
  因此，减少螺纹根部应力集中、改善应力分布是提高螺栓疲劳寿命的主要途径。