To move fast with a soft rushing sound — the sound of air or water sliding past. A car whooshes by on a wet road; a train whooshes into the station; the doors of a lift whoosh open.

To move fast快速移動 with a soft rushing sound帶著一種輕柔的呼嘯聲——the sound of air or water sliding past就是空氣或水滑過的那種聲音。A car whooshes by on a wet road一輛車在濕路上咻地開過去; a train whooshes into the station一輛火車咻地進站; the doors of a lift whoosh open電梯門咻地打開。

It is also a noun: 'a whoosh of cold air came in when he opened the door.' And people say it on its own, as a sound effect, the way we say 咻 in Chinese: 'And then — whoosh! — it was gone.' The word is a picture of its own sound. That gives it a light, almost playful feeling, so you meet it in stories, in advertising, in speech, and in writing that wants you to feel the movement.

It is also a noun它也可以當名詞: 'a whoosh of cold air came in when he opened the door.'『a whoosh of cold air came in when he opened the door.』（他一開門，一陣冷風咻地灌進來） And而且 people say it on its own有人會單獨說這個字, as a sound effect當成一種狀聲詞, the way we say 咻 in Chinese就像中文說「咻」一樣: 'And then — whoosh! — it was gone.'『And then — whoosh! — it was gone.』（然後——咻！——就不見了） The word is a picture of its own sound這個字本身就是它自己聲音的畫面。That gives it a light, almost playful feeling這讓它有種輕盈、幾乎帶點玩心的感覺, so所以 you meet it你會遇到它 in stories, in advertising, in speech, and in writing that wants you to feel the movement在故事、廣告、口語，還有想讓你感受到動態的文章裡。

It is not a formal word; you would not write it in a business report.

It is not a formal word它不是正式用字; you would not write it in a business report你不會在商業報告裡寫這個字。

Notice which sound it is: a whoosh is soft and airy, not sharp. A rocket, wind, a passing car, a big skirt, a sword swung through air — these whoosh. Something hitting something else does not; that is a bang or a crash.

Notice which sound it is要注意它是哪一種聲音: a whoosh一個whoosh的聲音 is soft and airy是輕柔、飄逸的, not sharp不是尖銳的。A rocket, wind, a passing car, a big skirt, a sword swung through air火箭、風、經過的車子、一件大裙子、揮過空氣的劍——these whoosh這些東西都會發出whoosh的聲音。Something hitting something else東西撞到東西 does not不會發出這種聲音; that is a bang or a crash那是「碰」或「撞」的聲音。

Because it is a sound word, English lets you stretch the vowel when you say it for fun: 'whoooosh'. Your phone probably makes a whoosh when you send an email — that is the same word, and that is why the sound was chosen.

Because it is a sound word因為它是個狀聲詞, English lets you stretch the vowel英文可以讓你把母音拉長 when you say it for fun好玩地說它的時候: 'whoooosh'『whoooosh』。Your phone probably makes a whoosh你的手機大概會發出一個whoosh的聲音 when you send an email當你寄出一封email的時候——that is the same word那就是同一個字, and而且 that is why the sound was chosen這就是為什麼會選這個聲音。