whorl

英 [wɜːl]

美 [wɜːrl]

n.  螺旋状图案; 螺纹; 轮，轮生体(环生于植物茎部的叶、花等)

复数：whorls　过去式：whorled　

BNC.25087 / COCA.22923

牛津词典

noun

• 螺旋状图案；螺纹
  a pattern made by a curved line that forms a rough circle, with smaller circles inside bigger ones
  1. the whorls on your fingertips
     你指纹的涡
• 轮，轮生体（环生于植物茎部的叶、花等）
  a ring of leaves, flowers, etc. around the stem of a plant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (指纹等的)涡，螺旋状
  Awhorlis a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers.
  1. He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.
     他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。
  2. ...dense whorls of red-purple flowers.
     层层叠叠的紫红色花朵

英英释义

noun

• a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  1. a coil of rope
  Synonym:coilspiralvolutehelix
• a strand or cluster of hair
  Synonym:lockcurlringlet
• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
  Synonym:coilrollcurlcurlicueringletgyrescroll

双语例句

• Most obvious of these are the brightly colored petals supported by a whorl of sepals.
  其中最明显的是鲜艳的花瓣，花瓣下有一轮萼片。
• Combined with constructive experience many years, it illustrates quality control method of steel bar rolling& linear whorl connection from aspects of raw material control 、 linear whorl head control and quality control of connective joint on the scene so as to guarantee its connective quality.
  结合多年的施工经验，从对原材料的控制、直螺纹丝头的控制、现场连接接头的质量控制等方面，对钢筋滚压直螺纹连接的质量控制方法进行了阐述，以确保其连接质量。
• Forming one or more whorls ( especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
  形成一个或多个轮生体（特别是绕着干生长的轮生叶）。
• This effect of position ensures that achenes of each whorl germinate when they reach the periphery and are disconnected.
  这种位置效应确保了每一圈的瘦果在到达外围并且分离的时候才萌发。
• He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.
  他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。
• ( botany) divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five ( or a multiple of five) members.
  （植物学）分成五个部分的；特别是每个花轮由五部分（或五的倍数）组成。
• Analysis on double loop whorl
  双箕斗调查分析
• According to the number and relative position of "core points" and "delta points" extracted from the fingerprint image, we classify the fingerprint into the following six classes: arch, tented arch, left loop, right loop, whorl, twin loop.
  通过提取出的指纹图像中核心点和三角点的数目和相对位置，我们将指纹图像分成了六种类型：拱型，尖拱型，左环型，右环型，涡型，双环型。
• There's a broken whorl on the thumb and four whorls on the fingers of the left hand.
  左手的大拇指是个破螺，其他四个指头都是螺。
• Where has selling the rubber nipple not needing whorl cover?
  哪里有卖不需要旋盖的橡胶奶嘴？