1510s (transitive), with an isolated instance from 14c.; from swirl (n.). Intransitive sense "form in eddies, whirl in eddies" is from 1755. Related: Swirled; swirling.
swirl (n.)
early 15c., "whirlpool, eddy," originally Scottish, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to dialectal Norwegian svirla or Dutch zwirrelen "to whirl." The meaning "whirling movement" is from 1818.
实用例句
1. He breathes out a swirl of cigarette smoke.
他吐出一串烟圈。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She danced with a swirl of her skirt.
她跳起舞来裙子直打旋.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The car raced roughly along in a swirl of pink dust.
汽车在一股粉红色尘土的漩涡中颠簸着快速前进.
来自辞典例句
4. You could lie up there, watching the flakes swirl past.
