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 processing method for inside whorl of middle and small hole is introduced.
  介绍了中小孔径内螺纹的加工方法。
• 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。
• 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。
• To the reason of fatigue destruction of the rail bolt, carry on the structure analysis that increase the radius of round corner of whorl root, change the height of the whorl, change the appearance structure of the nut to the ordinary triangular rail bolt.
  针对钢轨螺栓的疲劳破坏的原因，对普通三角形钢轨螺栓进行结构上改进，提出增加螺纹根部圆角半径，改变螺纹高度，改变螺母外形结构等方法。
• Before whorl stage there was little effect of larvae on corn plants although they fed leaves.
  喇叭口期以前的幼虫为害虽然造成花叶，但其成活率很低，对玉米影响不大。
• 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。
• Complicated Tails Whorl Stream-the Flocculation Concentrates Fleetness Dehydration Technology Practice
  复杂尾矿旋流-絮凝浓缩快速脱水技术实践
• Where has selling the rubber nipple not needing whorl cover?
  哪里有卖不需要旋盖的橡胶奶嘴？
• This is quickly followed by the appearance of the second whorl of stamen primordia.
  接着很快出现了第二轮雄蕊原基。