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

• So reducing whorl root stress focus may distribute to improve bolt intensity and life.
  因此，减少螺纹根部应力集中、改善应力分布是提高螺栓疲劳寿命的主要途径。
• Analysis on double loop whorl
  双箕斗调查分析
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This text has mainly proposed some discussion opinions on this processing method, explained its processing principle, set up mathematics model, proposed optimizing the design prospect of the excellent horn of knife edge to the improvement of the machining accuracy of the whorl finally.
  本文主要是对该加工方法提出了一些探讨性见解，并阐述了其加工原理、建立了数学模型，最后对螺纹加工精度的提高提出了优化刀刃优角的设计展望。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Before whorl stage there was little effect of larvae on corn plants although they fed leaves.
  喇叭口期以前的幼虫为害虽然造成花叶，但其成活率很低，对玉米影响不大。