whirr
whirr
(亦作 whir)
(whirred, whirring)
(亦作 whir)
(whirred, whirring)
- [no obj.](especially of a machine or a bird's wings) make a low, continuous, regular sound
（尤指机器，鸟翅）发出呼呼（或嗡嗡）声；呼呼（或嗡嗡）地响
the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air.
吊扇在烟雾弥漫的空气中呼呼地转。
- a sound of such a type
呼呼声；嗡嗡声
the whirr of the projector.
放映机发出的嗡嗡声。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'move with a whirring sound'): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with whirl
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