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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

盘旋 [pánxuán]
  1. 1. verb [环绕] circle
    飞机在上空盘旋
    The plane circled overhead.
  2. 2. verb [萦绕] linger
    这个想法一直在他脑子里盘旋
    The thought lingered in his mind.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

盘旋 [pánxuán]
  1. 1. spiral; circle; wheel; hover; twist
    雄鹰在空中盘旋
    Eagles were wheeling in the air.
    这件事在我脑子里盘旋了好久。
    I've been turning this over in my mind for a long while.
    敌人的飞机在城市上空盘旋
    接连几天,他的脑中一直盘旋着那美妙的歌声。
  2. 2. linger; stay
    他在暖房里盘旋了半天才离开。
    He lingered in the greenhouse for some time before he left.
    他在书房盘旋了一个上午也没写出文章。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

盘旋 [pánxuán]
  1. 1. 绕着圈儿飞或走
    沿着山路盘旋而上
    她的身影老在我脑海里盘旋
  2. 2. 徘徊
    这个人在门前盘旋了好久。

Examples

盘旋而上
spiral up
雄鹰在空中盘旋
Eagles were wheeling in the air. 盘旋
这件事在我脑子里盘旋了好久。
I've been turning this over in my mind for a long while. 盘旋
他在暖房里盘旋了半天才离开。
He lingered in the greenhouse for some time before he left. 盘旋
敌人的飞机在城市上空盘旋 盘旋
接连几天,他的脑中一直盘旋着那美妙的歌声。 盘旋
他在书房盘旋了一个上午也没写出文章。 盘旋
突然,一只秃鹫从草原上盘旋而上,发出凄厉的叫声。
天空盘旋着飞鸢。
老鹰在空中盘旋 空中

Collocations

在天空盘旋
to hover above the sky
盘旋而上
hovering up
蜿蜒盘旋
to wind around
盘旋了半天
hovering for a while
在屋里盘旋
wheeling in the room

Word Decomposition


[pán]
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[xuán]

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