whirr

verb

1. 嗡嗡地响；呼呼地响
   to make a continuous low sound like the parts of a machine moving
   1. The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.
      钟在打点前先嘎啦嘎啦地响起来。

noun

1. 嗡嗡声；呼呼声
   a continuous low sound, for example the sound made by the regular movement of a machine or the wings of a bird
   1. the whirr of a motor
      发动机的嗡嗡声
   2. There was a whirring of machinery.
      有机器发出的嗡嗡声。

1. VERB (机器、昆虫翅膀等)发出呼呼声，嗡嗡作响
   When something such as a machine or an insect's wing whirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound.
   1. The camera whirred and clicked.
      相机发出嗡嗡声和咔嚓声。
   2. ...the whirring sound of the film projector.
      电影放映机的嗡嗡声
   3. Whirr is also a noun.
      
   4. He could hear the whirr of a vacuum cleaner...
      他能听到真空吸尘器的嗡嗡声。
   5. Whirr, click, whirr, click — step by step the scan probed deeper.
      嗡嗡，咔嗒，嗡嗡，咔嗒——扫描探查一步步地深入。

1. The camera whirred and clicked.
   相机发出嗡嗡声和咔嚓声。
2. With the right monetary, fiscal and regulatory tools, the growth machine will eventually whirr into life.
   有了正确的货币，财政和监管工具，这部增长中的机器将最终迎来生机。
3. Inside, the brightly lit machines whirr, click and zap, transforming polysilicon ingots into panels that are shipped off to Brazil, Germany or America.
   厂房里，一台台锃光瓦亮的机器飞速地旋转着，喳喳作响，把一块块多晶硅锭锻造成太阳能面板，它们将被销往巴西、德国和美国等地。
4. She was glad when the short half hour was over and the wheels began to whirr again.
   她很高兴短短的半小时过去了，机轮又转动了起来。
5. As the wheels of diplomacy whirr on, the cogs of the Greek economy are grinding out a new reality.
   在外交车轮继续前行之际，希腊经济的齿轮也正艰难地“咬合”出一片新天地。
6. He heard a whirr of wings and the ducks shot up into the air.
   他听到一阵呼呼的翅膀声，这些鸭子迅速飞到了空中。
7. No sound except the whirr of fan blades above our borrowed bed, the silvery notes of my mother's wooden cuckoo.
   在我们借来的床的上方，一只风扇在飞速地旋转着，母亲有一只木制的布谷鸟，音键清脆，除此之外便是一片寂静。
8. The city is also hot and humid, so windows are left open or air-conditioners whirr away day and night.
   而当地天气湿热，窗户常常大开，空调日夜运转。
9. Quickly Khadgar closed the cover, and the book silenced itself with a sharp whirr and a snap, itsmechanism resetting.
   卡德加赶紧合上书。这书发出了一声短促而尖厉的怪声后重归平静，它内部的某种机构被重置了。
10. We stayed together for some time, my mother and I, invaded by small night sounds and the raspy whirr of crickets.
    我们在一起呆了一会儿，妈妈和我，夜晚各种细小的声音，蟋蟀沙沙的鸣声闯了进来。
11. The grape like the hum and whirr of wind through the trees.
    像嗡嗡呼呼的风掠过葡萄园。

noun

1. sound of something in rapid motion
   1. whir of a bird's wings
   2. the whir of the propellers

   Synonym:    whirwhirringbirr

verb

1. make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

   Synonym:    churr

2. make a soft swishing sound
   1. the motor whirred
   2. the car engine purred

   Synonym:    whizzwhizwhirbirrpurr