新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

churn

英  [tʃɜːn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • churns

    1[C 可数名词] (制黄油的)搅乳器

    A churn is a container which is used for making butter.

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • churn out

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 快速大量生产

    To churn out something means to produce large quantities of it very quickly.

    双语例句

    例:

    He began to churn out literary compositions in English.

    他开始用英文很快地创作出大量的文学作品。

  • churn up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 剧烈搅动

    Churn up means the same as churn.

    双语例句

    例:

    The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.

    近来的雨水把那条瀑布搅成了泥水漩涡。

    例:

    Occasionally dolphins slap the water with their tails or churn it up in play.

    海豚偶尔会用它们的尾巴拍打海水或剧烈地翻腾海水嬉戏玩耍。

    VERB. 动词
  • churns , churning , churned

    1[T 及物动词] 剧烈搅动

    If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently.

    双语例句

    例:

    dirt roads now churned into mud by the annual rains.

    土路现在被一年一度的雨水搅和得一片泥泞。

    2[I 不及物动词] 使恶心 , 及物动词 , 恶心 , 不及物动词

    If you say that your stomach is churning, you mean that you feel sick. You can also say that something churns your stomach.

    近义词

    heave

    双语例句

    例:

    My stomach churned as I stood up.

    我站起身时,胃里一阵翻腾。