"whir" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 嗡嗡声
• 嗡嗡作响

Definition

一种持续的、柔和快速的声音，像风扇或机器发出的声音；发出这种声音的动作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于形容机械发出的声音，如风扇、无人机、引擎或昆虫。既可作名词（嗡嗡声），也可作动词（嗡嗡作响）。多见于描写性语境，而非口语日常表达。

Examples

The fan made a soft whir all night.

风扇整夜发出柔和的**嗡嗡声**。

I could hear the whir of a drone above my house.

我能听到无人机在我家上方的**嗡嗡声**。

The blender began to whir as soon as I turned it on.

我一开搅拌机，它就开始**嗡嗡作响**。

There was a constant whir coming from the old refrigerator.

旧冰箱总是发出持续的**嗡嗡声**。

Suddenly, dozens of bees began to whir around us.

突然，几十只蜜蜂开始在我们周围**嗡嗡作响**。

You could barely hear the TV over the whir of the vacuum cleaner.

吸尘器的**嗡嗡声**几乎盖过了电视的声音。