dervish

• n. 托钵僧
• 像托钵僧似的人

来自土耳其语，穷人，乞丐，虔诚的修道者。

dervish (n.)

1580s, from Turkish dervish, from Persian darvesh, darvish "beggar, poor," hence "religious mendicant;" equivalent of Arabic faqir (see fakir). The "whirling dervishes" are just one order among many. Originally dervis; modern spelling is from mid-19c.

1. Brian was whirling like a dervish, slapping at the mosquitoes and moaning.

布赖恩如同旋转舞蹈的托钵僧一样转来转去，一边拍打着蚊子一边抱怨不停。

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2. He threw himself around the stage like a whirling dervish.

他在台上转圈，如同跳旋转舞蹈的托钵僧一样。

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3. He a whirling dervish of ideas who inspires hope and fear.

他的一连串的苦修僧式的理念给了人民希望的同时也带来了恐惧.

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4. I want you to sing with rapture and dance like a dervish.

我希望你纵情歌唱,我希望你疯狂起舞.

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5. First of all, you cut costs like a dervish - just to stay solvent.

首先, 你要像个苦行僧一样削减成本 —— 这只是为了保持偿债能力.

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