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

• This effect of position ensures that achenes of each whorl germinate when they reach the periphery and are disconnected.
  这种位置效应确保了每一圈的瘦果在到达外围并且分离的时候才萌发。
• 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。
• Chi-square test is based on the morphological characteristics and rotating direction of whorl.
  依据斗形纹的形态特征及旋转方向进行卡方检验。
• 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。
• Analysis on double loop whorl
  双箕斗调查分析
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• Most obvious of these are the brightly colored petals supported by a whorl of sepals.
  其中最明显的是鲜艳的花瓣，花瓣下有一轮萼片。
• 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。