whir

🇺🇸 /wɜːr/ 🇬🇧 /wɜː(r)/
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verb
R

to make a sound like a machine moving

I could hear the fan whir quietly in the background.

我能听到风扇在背景中静静地嗡嗡作响。

noun
R

a continuous, low sound made by a machine or a bird's wings

The gentle whir of the computer could be heard in the quiet room.

在安静的房间里,可以听到电脑发出的轻柔的嗡嗡声。

translation

v. 嗡嗡作响
n. 嗡嗡声

词形变化

Past whirred
3rd Present whirs
Progressive whirring
Perfect whirred
Plural whirs