eddies

英 [ˈediz]

美 [ˈediz]

n.  (空气、灰尘或水的)旋涡，涡流
v.  起旋涡; 旋转
eddy的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• （水或气流的）漩涡，涡流
  Aneddyis a movement in water or in the air which goes round and round instead of flowing in one continuous direction.
• VERB 起漩涡;旋转;杂乱无章地移动
  Toeddymeans to move round and round, or to move in a disorganized way.
  1. The dust whirled and eddied in the sunlight...
     灰尘在阳光下旋转翻腾。
  2. The crowds were eddying into the road.
     人群乱哄哄地涌上街头。

双语例句

• Meridional heat transfer by large-scale eddies is most significant in the upper troposphere of middle latitude.
  大尺度湍涡的子午线热输送在纬度对流层上层是最重要的。
• What eddies exist may be small, turbulent, or difficult to reach.
  漩涡的存在可能很小，很狂暴，或者很难通过。
• As eddies and waves, our lives do have a certain uniqueness, but they are also the stuff of a larger whole expressing itself in ways that ultimately surpass our comprehension.
  如同漩涡与浪花一半，我们的生命的确有些独特性，但是他们同时也是这个巨大的整体存在的一个小小的表达方式，而这个存在的表达方式也许永远超越于我们的理解力。
• Too much attention should not be paid to eddies of United States opinion.
  不要过分注意美国舆论的涡漩。
• Observation and study of the circulation and meso-scale eddies in the upper layer of the South China Sea in the summer of 1998
  1998年夏季南海上层环流与中尺度涡旋观测研究
• The viscous force constantly drains eddy energy and limits the population of eddies.
  粘性力不断消耗旋涡的能量，从而抑制着旋涡的繁殖。
• Commanders look to cruise in cold-water eddies or just below boundaries between seawater layers, each of which can help refract sound away from the ocean surface.
  潜艇指挥官通常希望航行在冷水漩涡或在海水层交界处的下方，这些位置有助于将声音折射出海面。
• Looking for small eddies in films may be fun, but scientists look to intermediate-sized eddies for a deeper understanding of turbulence.
  在银幕上搜索小旋涡是有趣的，但是科学家却注意中间尺寸的漩涡，为的是更深入地了解湍流。
• Study of Mesoscale Eddies in the Subtropical Ocean of the Northwest-Pacific and Adjacent Area; P wave velocity structure in the crust and upper mantle beneath northeastern South China Sea and surrounding regions
  西北太平洋副热带逆流区及其邻近海域中尺度涡研究南海东北部及其邻近地区地壳上地幔P波速度结构
• It is shown that the growth of ridge over the Ural Mountains tends to organize transient eddies into the region upstream from the central North Atlantic to the coastal western Europe.
  结果表明：当乌拉尔地区高压脊发展时，有利于瞬变在上游的北大西洋中部到西欧沿岸地区组织起来。