whisk
n
1 device (usu made of coiled wire) for whipping eggs, cream, etc (攪打蛋、 奶油等的)攪拌器, 打蛋器(通常為金屬圈制成的). =>illus at kitchen 見kitchen插圖.
2 small brush made from a bunch of grass, twigs, bristles, etc tied to a handle (用乾草、 細枝、 鬃毛等制的)小掃帚: a `fly-whisk 蠅拂.
3 quick light brushing movement (eg of a horse's tail) 撣, 拂(如馬尾的擺動). whisk v
1 [Tn] move (sth) quickly through the air with a light sweeping movement 揮, 甩(某物)
The horse whisked its tail angrily. 那匹馬發著怒甩動的尾巴.
2 [Tn] beat (eggs, etc) into a froth; whip 攪打(雞蛋等).
3 (phr v) whisk sth away/off brush sth quickly and lightly away as if with a whisk 刷去或掃掉某物
whisk the flies away 轟走蒼蠅. whisk (sb/sth) away, off, etc go or take (sb/sth) away quickly and suddenly 突然匆匆走開或將(某人[某物])帶走
The waiter whisked away the food before we had finished. 服務員沒等我們吃完就把飯菜都拿走了.
She (was) whisked up to the top floor in the lift. 她乘電梯迅速到達頂層.