move in a twisting or spiralling pattern
打旋;旋动
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the smoke was swirling around him 烟在他身边缭绕
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[as adj.
swirling ]figurative 〈喻〉a flood of swirling emotions .一阵骚动的情绪。
[with obj.]cause to move in such a pattern
使涡动,使旋动,搅动
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swirl a little cream into the soup .往汤里搅点奶油。
a quantity of something moving in such a pattern
打旋,旋动
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swirls of dust swept across the floor .灰尘打着旋吹过地面。
a twisting or spiralling movement or pattern
旋转
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she emerged with a swirl of skirts 她出来时裙角飞扬
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swirls of colour .混杂的颜色。
"late Middle English (originally Scots in the sense ‘whirlpool’): perhaps of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Dutch