awhirl

a.whirl

adj.（形容词）
Having a whirling motion; spinning:
旋转的：处于旋转的运动中的；旋转的：
例句：
leaves awhirl in the wind.
树叶在风中打转

Being in a condition suggestive of a whirl, such as a state of excited activity or confusion:
象旋转似的：令人联想到处于旋转的状态的，如令人激动的运动或骚动状态：
例句：
.All we could do was just stand there, our minds awhirl with the fluky wonder of it all.(David Mazel)
.我们所能做的就是站在那儿，如此侥幸的奇迹令我们的脑子象在旋转似的混乱.(戴维·梅泽尔)

【引伸】
awhirl.
adv.（副词）