Eddy



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 漩涡, 涡流
• ［英］ n. 漩涡, 涡流 ( little whirlpool or whirlwind)
• ［类］ stream : eddy / trend : anomaly ( 旋涡与溪流方向相反 / 异常与趋势方向相反)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural eddies)

• Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse itha
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a current of water or air running contrary to the main current; especially a circular current ; whirlpool
  • b. something moving similarly
• 2. a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)

II. verb (eddied; eddying)

• Date: 1810
• transitive verb
  • to cause to move in an eddy
• intransitive verb
  • to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy

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