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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   whirlwind

   • IPA[ˈ(h)wərlˌwind]

   美式

   • n.
     a column of air moving rapidly around and around in a cylindrical or funnel shape.；used in similes and metaphors to describe a very energetic or tumultuous person or process

   • noun: whirlwind, plural noun: whirlwinds

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a column of air moving rapidly around and around in a cylindrical or funnel shape. 同義詞 tornado, hurricane, typhoon, cyclone, tropical storm, ... 更多tropical cyclone, vortex, dust devil, waterspout, informaltwister, willy-willy
   • ▪ used in similes and metaphors to describe a very energetic or tumultuous person or process a whirlwind of activity a whirlwind romance 同義詞 bedlam, madhouse, mayhem, maelstrom, babel, ... 更多chaos, pandemonium, uproar, turmoil, turbulence, swirl, tumult, hurly-burly, commotion, disorder, jumble, disarray, confusion, seething mass, welter, informalall hell broken loose, three-ring circus

   reap the whirlwind

   • ph.
     suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions

   Oxford American Dictionary

   reap the whirlwind

   • ph.
     suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions

   Oxford Dictionary

   (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind

   • ph.
     suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions

   Oxford Dictionary

   (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind

   • ph.
     suffer serious consequences as a result of one's actions

   Oxford American Dictionary

   片語

   • reap the whirlwind
3. • 更多解釋

   whirlwind

   • IPA[ˈwəːlwɪnd]

   英式

   • n.
     a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

   Oxford Dictionary