"whirlybird" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 直升機（口語）- 翼果（楓樹種子）

Definition

Whirlybird 是直升機的俚語稱呼，有時也指像楓樹那種會旋轉的種子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

Whirlybird 多用於口語或兒童語境，美式英語更常見。表示直升機時在正式場合不建議使用，也能形容像楓樹那種會旋轉的種子。

Examples

Look, a whirlybird is flying over the school!

看，一架**whirlybird**飛過了學校！

The forest is full of little whirlybirds that spin to the ground.

森林裡滿是會旋轉落地的小**whirlybirds**。

Tom played with a whirlybird toy in the garden.

湯姆在花園裡玩**whirlybird**玩具。

Every summer, those maple whirlybirds cover our driveway.

每年夏天，那些楓樹的**whirlybirds**都會鋪滿我們家的車道。

"Whoa, did you see that army whirlybird land in the park?"

「哇，你看到那架軍用**whirlybird**在公園降落了嗎？」

Kids chase after falling whirlybirds, trying to catch them before they hit the ground.

孩子們追著掉下來的**whirlybirds**，想在落地前接住它們。