Eddy
['edɪ] or ['ɛdi]
解释:
(noun.) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself.
(noun.) founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910).
(verb.) flow in a circular current, of liquids.
杰德手打--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
(n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
(v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
(v. t.) To collect as into an eddy.
编辑:梅齐
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Counter-current.[2]. Whirlpool, vortex.
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解释:
n. a current of water or air running back contrary to the main stream thus causing a circular motion: a whirlpool: a whirlwind.—v.i. to move round and round:—pr.p. edd′ying; pa.p. edd′ied.—n. Edd′ying the action of the verb eddy.
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例句:
- The air, entering, rises within, and carries up dust, leaves, and even heavier bodies that happen in its way, as the eddy or whirl passes over land. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- But the Stamp Act affair was only one eddy in a turbulent stream flowing towards civil war. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- I don't blush--I never _do_ blush, affirmed she, while another eddy from the heart sent up its scarlet. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- By such practical methods Edison found that the thin, laminated cores of sheet iron gave the least heat, and had the least amount of wasteful eddy currents. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- There is a fierce eddy between the wharf and the house. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- He wants tO stay in the eddy of his own weakness. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- The timber swung slowly so that the bank was behind me and I knew we were in an eddy. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- Markest thou the smouldering and suffocating vapour which already eddies in sable folds through the chamber? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Thus these eddies may be whirlwinds at land, water-spouts at sea. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- That they were undaunted while it swirled and eddied about their ankles, spoke well for their bravery and their discipline. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- The little spark of temper dissolved in sarcasm, and eddied over her countenance in the ripples of a mocking smile. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- To the east the black smoke clouds rose higher into the heavens, suddenly they eddied, and then commenced to drift rapidly toward the west. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Some eddying fragments I saw in the sea, as if a mere cask had been broken, in running to the spot where they were hauling in. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- The figures of a horse and rider came slowly through the eddying mist, and came to the side of the mail, where the passenger stood. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- My eyes were covered and closed: eddying darkness seemed to swim round me, and reflection came in as black and confused a flow. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
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