churn

1. N-COUNT A churn is a container which is used for making butter. (制黃油的) 攪乳器

2. V-T If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently. 劇烈攪動

...dirt roads now churned into mud by the annual rains. …土路現(xiàn)在被一年一度的雨水?dāng)嚭偷靡黄酀簟?/p>

3. PHRASAL VERB Churn up means the same as . 劇烈攪動

The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool. 近來的雨水把那條瀑布攪成了泥水漩渦。

Occasionally dolphins slap the water with their tails or churn it up in play. 海豚偶爾會在戲耍時用它們的尾巴拍打海水或劇烈地翻騰海水。

4. V-T/V-I If you say that your stomach is churning, you mean that you feel sick. You can also say that something churns your stomach. 使惡心; 及物動詞; 惡心; 不及物動詞

My stomach churned as I stood up. 我站起身時，胃里一陣翻騰。