whirlpool

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɜːlpuːl/    美 /ˈwɝlpul/|/ˈhwɝlpul/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A swirling body of water.
    — A whirlpool is an instance of a vortex produced by ocean tides, or by a hole underneath where the water would drain out, such as in a bathtub.
  2. A hot tub, a jacuzzi.
    — The meatloaf has been cooking in the oven for the last hour and should be ready just about the time George climbs out of the whirlpool.
  3. A state of turmoil, or agitated excitement.
动词 v.
  1. To spin or swirl like the water in a whirlpool. intransitive

词形变化

whirlpools plural whirlpools present,singular,third-person whirlpooling participle,present whirlpooled participle,past whirlpooled past

词汇关系

衍生词
whirlpool bath whirlpool galaxy

词源

词源 1
From earlier whirlpoole, whirlpole, apparently from Middle English *whirlpole, potentially coalescing Old English hwierfel (“whirlpool”) and Old English hwierfepōl (“whirlpool”). Equivalent to whirl + pool. Cognate with Scots quhirlepole, whirle-pule (“whirlpool”). Compare also English whirlpit.
Eclipsed non-native Middle English gurges (“whirlpool”), borrowed from Latin gurges (“whirlpool”).
词源 2
From earlier whirlpoole, whirlpole, apparently from Middle English *whirlpole, potentially coalescing Old English hwierfel (“whirlpool”) and Old English hwierfepōl (“whirlpool”). Equivalent to whirl + pool. Cognate with Scots quhirlepole, whirle-pule (“whirlpool”). Compare also English whirlpit.
Eclipsed non-native Middle English gurges (“whirlpool”), borrowed from Latin gurges (“whirlpool”).
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