a.whirl
adj.（形容词）Having a whirling motion; spinning:旋转的：处于旋转的运动中的；旋转的：例句：leaves awhirl in the wind.树叶在风中打转
Being in a condition suggestive of a whirl, such as a state of excited activity or confusion:象旋转似的：令人联想到处于旋转的状态的，如令人激动的运动或骚动状态：例句：.All we could do was just stand there, our minds awhirl with the fluky wonder of it all.(David Mazel).我们所能做的就是站在那儿，如此侥幸的奇迹令我们的脑子象在旋转似的混乱.(戴维·梅泽尔)
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awhirl.
adv.（副词）
