v.使 ... 旋转；回旋；迅速移动；头晕目眩

n.回旋；旋转；一个接一个的活动；混乱；尝试

It may whirl either clockwise or counterclockwise. 它可能顺时针方向或反时针方向旋转。

The electron continues to whirl about the proton. 电子继续绕着质子转。

The wind whirled the dead leaves about. 风吹得枯叶在四处回旋。

The houses whirled past us as the train gathered speed. 火车越开越快，周围的房子在我们旁边一闪而过。

His head whirled. 他头昏了。

I couldn't sleep: my mind was still whirling from all I had seen and heard. 我睡不著觉，所见所闻仍在头脑中转来转去。

He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city. 他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。

Her life was a whirl of parties. 她的生活在参加宴会中度过。

My head's in a whirl; I must sit down and think. 我的脑袋一片混乱，我得坐下好好想一想。

The job doesn't sound very exciting but I'll give it a whirl. 这个工作听起来没什么意思,可是我还是要去试一试。

whirl的基本意思是“使某人某物旋转、打转、回旋”。引申指“(头脑、知觉等)混乱不清”“异常兴奋”“头晕目眩”,强调旋转或转动的力量、速度或动力。

whirl既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

whirl还可用作名词,意思是“眩晕；天旋地转; 乱七八糟”。例如：His brain is in a whirl.他的头脑一片混乱。