whirligig

音标['hwә:ligig] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 旋转玩具, 旋转木马, 循环, 轮回, 变迁

英语解释:

名词 whirligig:

  1. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
    同义词:top, teetotum, spinning top
  2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
    同义词:carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout

动词 whirligig:

  1. whirl or spin like a whirligig

例句:

  1. Our feelings of happiness and sorrow are soon lost in the whirligig of time.
    我们感情上的悲欢会随着时间的流逝很快消失。

详细解释:


whirl.i.gig

n.(名词)
Any of various spinning toys.
旋转式玩具
A carousel; a merry-go-round.
旋转木马
Something that continuously whirls.
陀螺:不停地旋转的东西
The whirligig beetle.
豉甲

来源:
Middle English whirlegigge
中古英语 whirlegigge
whirlen [whirl] * see whirl
whirlen [打旋,旋转] *参见 whirl
-gigge [something that rotates]
-gigge [旋转物]
[possibly of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to akin to gig
[可能是起源于堪的纳维亚语] ;类似于 类似于 gig


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