Eddy

(noun.) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself.

(noun.) founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910).

(verb.) flow in a circular current, of liquids.

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• The air, entering, rises within, and carries up dust, leaves, and even heavier bodies that happen in its way, as the eddy or whirl passes over land. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• But the Stamp Act affair was only one eddy in a turbulent stream flowing towards civil war. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I don't blush--I never _do_ blush, affirmed she, while another eddy from the heart sent up its scarlet. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• By such practical methods Edison found that the thin, laminated cores of sheet iron gave the least heat, and had the least amount of wasteful eddy currents. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• There is a fierce eddy between the wharf and the house. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• He wants tO stay in the eddy of his own weakness. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The timber swung slowly so that the bank was behind me and I knew we were in an eddy. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Markest thou the smouldering and suffocating vapour which already eddies in sable folds through the chamber? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Thus these eddies may be whirlwinds at land, water-spouts at sea. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• That they were undaunted while it swirled and eddied about their ankles, spoke well for their bravery and their discipline. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The little spark of temper dissolved in sarcasm, and eddied over her countenance in the ripples of a mocking smile. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• To the east the black smoke clouds rose higher into the heavens, suddenly they eddied, and then commenced to drift rapidly toward the west. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Some eddying fragments I saw in the sea, as if a mere cask had been broken, in running to the spot where they were hauling in. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The figures of a horse and rider came slowly through the eddying mist, and came to the side of the mail, where the passenger stood. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• My eyes were covered and closed: eddying darkness seemed to swim round me, and reflection came in as black and confused a flow. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.

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