释义
n.
a coil or ring, in particular
螺旋状物,圈状物,尤指:
Zoology each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc
【动】 (螺壳的)螺环,轮;壳阶。
Botany a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it
【植】 轮,轮生体。
Botany (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically round the receptacle
【植】 (花中的)花轮;萼轮。
a complete circle in a fingerprint
(指纹的)螺。
chiefly historical a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle
〈主史〉 锭盘。
v.
poetic/literary spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion
〈诗/文〉 盘旋,打转
词源
"late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of WHIRL, influenced by Old English wharve ‘whorl of a spindle’."