2.a whirlwind of emotions/activity etcLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa situation in which you experience a lot of differentemotions, or a lot of different things happen, one after another 纷乱的情绪/纷繁的活动
whirlwind• In the early days it was seen as bringing a whirlwind of well-paid high-technology jobs to an area of recordunemployment.• From the very first moment of her return to the vicarage Ruth was caught up in a whirlwind of work.• She moved round the flat like a whirlwind, and in minutes she was in her light raincoat.• Living in Manhattan is such a whirlwind.• A blackwhirlwind, they fill the air with the click of leatherywings as they spiral through the trees.• Caring for a new baby is a breathlesswhirlwind, leaving no time for reassessment of self.• Sophie saw through the whirlwind from the very start.
whirlwind2adjectiveadj [only before noun]
a whirlwind situation or event happens very quickly 快速的;匆忙的;旋风式的