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eddies

UK //ˈɛdiz//US //ˈɛdiz//

词源

源自古英语 'ed-ēa'(回流水),由 'ed-'(再次,反向)和 'ēa'(水流)组成,后受古诺尔斯语 'iða'(漩涡)影响演变而来。

noun

❶ 指水流或气流中形成的小漩涡,通常呈环形运动。常见于河流拐弯处或风吹过障碍物时产生的局部涡流现象。

“The river was full of small eddies where the water swirled around rocks.”

(河水在岩石周围打转,形成了许多小漩涡。)

“Leaves were caught in the eddies of wind near the building.”

(树叶被建筑物附近的气流漩涡卷了进去。)

同义词:whirlpools, vortices, swirls

verb

❶ 描述液体或气体像漩涡一样旋转移动的状态,常用于诗歌或文学描写中表现动态场景。

“Smoke eddied up from the chimney into the cold air.”

(烟从烟囱盘旋升起,融入寒冷的空气中。)

“The crowd eddied around the street performer.”

(人群像漩涡般围着街头艺人流动。)

同义词:swirl, whirl, circulate

常见短语

eddies of conversation — 形容社交场合中人们三五成群交谈时形成的动态交流圈,就像多个小漩涡同时存在。

“At the party, eddies of conversation formed and dissolved around the buffet table.”

(派对上的交谈圈像漩涡般在自助餐台周围形成又散开。)