| 单词 | whorl |
| 释义 | whorl[hwə:l]n. 轮生体, 螺层, 螺旋状物, 涡vt. 使成涡漩【医】 螺环, 轮生体(植物), 涡(指纹) whorl whorl AHD: [hwôrl, wôrl, hwûrl, wûrl] D.J. [hw%8l, w%8l, hwT8l, wT8l]K.K. [hw%rl, w%rl, hwPl, wPl]n.（名词）1. A form that coils or spirals; a curl or swirl:螺旋状物、卷状物：盘旋或螺旋形前进的形式；卷、旋涡：spread the icing in peaks and whorls.在尖上和卷上洒上糖衣2. Botany An arrangement of three or more leaves, petals, or other organs radiating from a single node.【植物学】 轮生体：一个节上三个或多个叶子、花瓣或其它器官的排列3. Zoology A single turn or volution of a spiral shell.【动物学】 壳阶、螺层、毛轮：螺壳的一个单个转变处或涡卷4. One of the circular ridges or convolutions of a fingerprint.涡：指纹的圆圈或盘旋结构5. Architecture An ornamental device, as in stonework or weaving, consisting of stylized vine leaves and tendrils.【建筑学】 螺层：一种含有很风格化的藤叶和卷须的装饰结构，如石制品或纺织品上6. A small flywheel that regulates the speed of a spinning wheel.锭盘：调整手纺车速度的小飞轮语源:1. Middle English whorle 中古英语 whorle 2. alteration influenced by wharle variant of whorlwyl from Middle Dutch worvel 受 wharle的影响 whorlwyl的变体 源自 中古荷兰语 worvel 3. of whirle [whirl] whirle的变化 [旋转] 4. from whirlen [to whirl] * see whirl 源自 whirlen [旋转] *参见 whirl |
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