whir

🇺🇸 /wɜːr/ 🇬🇧 /wɜː(r)/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

to make a sound like a machine moving

I could hear the fan whir quietly in the background.

我能聽到風扇在背景中靜靜地嗡嗡作響。

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.

在安靜的房間裡,可以聽到電腦發出的柔軟的嗡嗡聲。

translation

v. 嗡嗡作響
n. 嗡嗡聲

詞形變化

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