gyre
柯林斯詞典
1. N a circular or spiral movement or path 回旋或螺旋運動; 螺旋形軌跡
2. V to whirl 旋轉(zhuǎn)
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劍橋詞典
- geography specialized
a circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction )
（海洋）環(huán)流
The area is one of the world’s five major ocean gyres – huge systems of rotating currents . 這一區(qū)域是世界上五大海洋環(huán)流之一：巨大的海水旋轉(zhuǎn)流動系統(tǒng)。
literary
a circular movement in which each circle is above, below, or wider than the one before
旋轉(zhuǎn)，回旋，回轉(zhuǎn)，環(huán)動
The hawk wheels in a widening gyre. 雄鷹盤旋的空間越來越大。 返回 gyre