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。
• This text has mainly proposed some discussion opinions on this processing method, explained its processing principle, set up mathematics model, proposed optimizing the design prospect of the excellent horn of knife edge to the improvement of the machining accuracy of the whorl finally.
  本文主要是对该加工方法提出了一些探讨性见解，并阐述了其加工原理、建立了数学模型，最后对螺纹加工精度的提高提出了优化刀刃优角的设计展望。
• 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。
• Botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl.
  植物学；形成轮生体或者具有排成轮生体的部分。
• User's unanimous favorable comment deeply, our factory can also manufacture various kinds of special whorl tools according to the needs of user.
  用户使用我公司螺纹工具均已创出优质产品和出口免检产品等，深受用户一致好评，我公司还可根据用户需要，承制各种特殊螺纹工具。
• Forming one or more whorls ( especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
  形成一个或多个轮生体（特别是绕着干生长的轮生叶）。
• There's a broken whorl on the thumb and four whorls on the fingers of the left hand.
  左手的大拇指是个破螺，其他四个指头都是螺。
• 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。
• Where has selling the rubber nipple not needing whorl cover?
  哪里有卖不需要旋盖的橡胶奶嘴？
• 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。