vi.

1. 旋轉，迴旋
   The electric fan blades whirled in the hot room.

   電扇的槳葉在悶熱的房內旋轉著。

2. 急駛；飛跑
   The car whirled down the street.

   汽車在街道上疾馳而過。

3. 頭暈眼花，感到昏亂
   The strong medicine made my head whirl.

   這種烈性藥使我頭暈眼花。

vt.

1. 使旋轉；使突然轉向[O]
   The wind whirled the dead leaves about.

   風把枯葉吹得團團轉。

2. 飛快地帶走；捲走[O]
   We were whirled away in a helicopter.

   直升機迅速把我們運走。

n.[C]

1. 旋轉，迴旋[S][（+of）]
   The colorful whirl of the dancers was beautiful to watch.

   舞蹈者多彩多姿的旋轉令人賞心悅目。

2. （一陣）頭暈；（一陣）昏亂[S]
   His thoughts are in a whirl.

   他的思想亂作一團。

3. 一連串的事（或活動）
   Her life was a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates.

   她的日子幾乎全是在一連串的雞尾酒會和宴會中度過的。

4. 【口】短暫的旅行
5. 【口】嘗試
   Let's give the plan a whirl.

   我們嘗試一下那個計畫。

v.

n.

1. a rapid movement round and round.
2. frantic activity:
   the mad social whirl.
3. a sweet or biscuit with a spiral shape:
   a hazelnut whirl.