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whizz

verb
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(also whiz)
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whizz
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he / she / it whizzes
🔊/ˈwɪzɪz/
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past simple whizzed
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past participle whizzed
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-ing form whizzing
🔊/ˈwɪzɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move very quickly, making a high, continuous sound嗖嗖地移动；飞速行驶
    • A bullet whizzed past my ear.一颗子弹嗖的一声从我耳边飞过。🔊🔊
    • He whizzed down the road on his motorbike.他骑着摩托车呼啸着沿路绝尘而去。🔊🔊
  2. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to do something very quickly快速地做；匆匆地干
    • She whizzed through the work.她麻利地把活干完了。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.

whizz

noun
🔊/wɪz/
🔊/wɪz/
(also whiz)
(informal)
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  1. a person who is very good at something能手；善于…的人
    • She's a whizz at crosswords.她填纵横字谜很在行。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhizz/​whiz is used after these nouns:
    • computer
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.