To twirl is to turn round and round quickly and lightly. The key is the feeling: a twirl is small, fast, and usually pretty or playful.

To twirl is to turn round and round quickly and lightlytwirl就是快速、輕巧地一圈一圈轉 The key is the feeling: a twirl is small, fast, and usually pretty or playful關鍵在於那種感覺：一個twirl是小小的、快速的，通常帶著美感或俏皮

A dancer twirls across the stage. A girl in a new dress twirls to make the skirt fly out. You can twirl on the spot, and that is the most common picture.

A dancer twirls across the stage一個舞者在舞台上轉著圈移動 A girl in a new dress twirls to make the skirt fly out一個穿新洋裝的女孩轉圈，讓裙擺飛揚起來 You can twirl on the spot, and that is the most common picture你可以原地轉圈，這是最常見的畫面

It also works with an object — you twirl something, meaning you spin it with your fingers or wrist. People twirl a pen while thinking, twirl an umbrella as they walk, twirl their hair round a finger when they are nervous or bored. Note that this is done with light, small movements, usually by hand.

It also works with an object它也可以用在一個物品上 you twirl something, meaning you spin it with your fingers or wrist你twirl某樣東西，意思是用手指或手腕把它轉動 People twirl a pen while thinking人們思考的時候會轉筆 twirl an umbrella as they walk走路時轉著傘 twirl their hair round a finger when they are nervous or bored緊張或無聊的時候把頭髮繞在手指上轉 Note that this is done with light, small movements, usually by hand要注意這都是用手做出的輕巧小動作

And there is a very useful food use: you twirl spaghetti round your fork. As a noun, a twirl is one such turn: "She gave a little twirl." There is a British phrase, "give it a twirl", meaning to try something out, though it is not common.

And there is a very useful food use還有一個很實用的食物用法 you twirl spaghetti round your fork你把義大利麵繞在叉子上捲起來 As a noun, a twirl is one such turn當名詞的時候，a twirl就是這樣轉一圈 "She gave a little twirl."像「She gave a little twirl.（她轉了個小圈。）」 There is a British phrase, "give it a twirl", meaning to try something out, though it is not common英式說法裡有「give it a twirl」，意思是試試看某件事，不過不常見

Compare it with its neighbours, because that is where the meaning really lives. Spin is neutral and can be fast and violent. Whirl is bigger and wilder — leaves whirl in the wind. Turn is plain. Twirl is the light, controlled, often charming one.

Compare it with its neighbours, because that is where the meaning really lives把它跟意思相近的字比一比，因為意思真正的差別就藏在那裡 Spin is neutral and can be fast and violentspin是中性的，可以又快又猛烈 Whirl is bigger and wilder — leaves whirl in the windwhirl更大、更狂野——落葉在風中whirl（打轉） Turn is plainturn則很平淡 Twirl is the light, controlled, often charming onetwirl則是那種輕巧、有控制、常常帶點迷人感的旋轉

This is why you would not say a washing machine twirls, or that a car twirled off the road; those need spin. Twirl belongs to fingers, skirts, dancers and forks.

This is why you would not say a washing machine twirls, or that a car twirled off the road; those need spin這就是為什麼你不會說洗衣機在twirl，也不會說一輛車twirled出了路面；這些情況要用spin Twirl belongs to fingers, skirts, dancers and forkstwirl屬於手指、裙擺、舞者和叉子的世界