vs.

    whirling 对比 dervish
    分析 词典对比 组词对比
    (1).中国译典 whirling dervish
    vt.
    使旋转;
    扩展解释:【海运】
    旋涡,涡流旋转,回转
    n. 【机械】
    振摆回转
    n. 【化学】
    涡转
    n.
    回教的托钵僧;狂舞者
    扩展解释:n.
    1. (伊斯兰教苏非派的高级成员)托钵僧,苦行僧[C]
    (2).维基词典 whirling dervish
    present participle of whirl
    The action of the verb to whirl.
    That whirls or whirl.
    A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
    One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
    (3).牛津词典 whirling dervish
    characterized by rapid movement round and round
    a member of a Muslim (specifically Sufi) religious order who has taken vows of poverty and austerity. Dervishes first appeared in the 12th century; they were noted for their wild or ecstatic rituals and were known as dancing, whirling, or howling dervishes according to the practice of their order.
    (4).韦伯斯特词典 whirling dervish
    a. & n. from Whirl, v. t.
    A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
    One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880’s.
    in modern times, a member of an ascetic Mohammedan sect notable for its devotional exercises, which include energetic chanting or shouting and rhythmic bodily movement, such as whirling, leading to a trance-like state or ecstasy. From these exercises the phrase whirling dervish is derived.
    figuratively, a person who whirls or engages in frenzied activity reminiscent of the dervish{3} dancing.
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