| 释义 |
whorl /wxl US: hw-; hw3l/ n ring of leaves, petals, etc round a stem of a plant; one turn of a spiral, eg as seen on the shell of a mollusc or on a fingerprint: 轮生体; 环生体(环生在植物茎或梗四周的叶或瓣等); 螺纹; 涡旋： identify a criminal by the ~s of his fingerprints. 由指纹的螺纹辨认罪犯。 ~ed adj having ~s; arranged in ~s. 有轮生体或环生体的; 有螺纹的; 有涡旋的; 排列成轮生体或涡旋的。 |