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whorl

whorl
[英] [()hwə:l] [美] [hwɔrl, wɔrl, hwɚl, wɚl] 生词本

n.

v.

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1. N-COUNT (指纹等的)涡，螺旋状 A whorl is a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers. 

  • He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips.

    他盯着她指尖的涡纹和流纹。

  • ...dense whorls of red-purple flowers.

    层层叠叠的紫红色花朵

Noun

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

2. a strand or cluster of hair

3. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops;

  • "a coil of rope"

动物学

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  • 1.螺环

医学

  • 1.螺环；②轮生体(植物)；③涡(指纹)：一种螺旋形的形状或卷曲，例如耳蜗之螺旋状，心肌纤维之分布(心涡)，指纹之螺旋形排列

法律

  • 1.斗型纹

药学

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  • 1.斗形纹