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

• Analysis on double loop whorl
  双箕斗调查分析
• Where has selling the rubber nipple not needing whorl cover?
  哪里有卖不需要旋盖的橡胶奶嘴？
• 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。
• Users use the whorl tool of our factory to already create the quality product and export products exempt from inspection, etc.
  本公司生产螺纹工具经国家产品监督所各项技术测试和产品抽验，达到国内同类先进水平。
• 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。
• Total N accumulation in single plant was decreased when two leaves above ear leaf were cut off or the up whorl of the shoot-borne roots was removed at the tasselling stage.
  吐丝期剪去穗位叶以上连续两个叶片或切去地上部最上层节根均减少了植株体内的氮素累积。
• 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。
• Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms. Most obvious of these are the brightly colored petals supported by a whorl of sepals.
  樱属灌木或树种，银白色或粉红色单子萼或双子萼花冠。其中最明显的是鲜艳的花瓣，花瓣下有一轮萼片。
• 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）。
• 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。