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

• Most obvious of these are the brightly colored petals supported by a whorl of sepals.
  其中最明显的是鲜艳的花瓣，花瓣下有一轮萼片。
• Where has selling the rubber nipple not needing whorl cover?
  哪里有卖不需要旋盖的橡胶奶嘴？
• 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。
• Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms. Most obvious of these are the brightly colored petals supported by a whorl of sepals.
  樱属灌木或树种，银白色或粉红色单子萼或双子萼花冠。其中最明显的是鲜艳的花瓣，花瓣下有一轮萼片。
• 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。
• Analysis on double loop whorl
  双箕斗调查分析
• This effect of position ensures that achenes of each whorl germinate when they reach the periphery and are disconnected.
  这种位置效应确保了每一圈的瘦果在到达外围并且分离的时候才萌发。
• He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.
  他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。
• 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。
• Arranged in or forming whorls or a whorl. botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls.
  轮生的，有毛轮的轮状排列或者轮生的植物学；不是轮生的；特别是有排成螺旋而不是排成轮生体的部分。