whirligig
英 ['wɜːlɪgɪg]
美['wɝlɪɡɪɡ]
- n. 旋转运动；旋转玩具；陀螺
英英释义
- 1. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin;
- "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
- 2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
实用场景例句
- the whirligig of fashion
- 时尚的千变万化
牛津词典
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- But now please observe how the whirligig of time brings its revenges.
- 但是现在请你注意“时运的变迁是反复报应的”这一情况.
期刊摘选
- The children and whirligig in a village's amusement park.
- 孩子和乡村游乐场里的旋转木马.
期刊摘选
- Get off the whirligig of management fads.
- 鉴于此,这里有一个免费的提示.
期刊摘选
- the whirligig of fashion
- 时尚的千变万化
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
中文词源
whirligig 风车，旋转木马，变迁
whirl,旋转，gig,旋转，两轮马车。引申词义风车，儿童玩具木马，变迁。
双语例句
- 1. the whirligig of fashion
- 时尚的千变万化
来自《权威词典》
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The ancient doctor - patient relationship changes following the whirligig of time and society.
- 古代医患关系因时代与社会的变迁而有所改变.
来自互联网
- 4. But now please observe how the whirligig of time brings its revenges.
- 但是现在请你注意“时运的变迁是反复报应的”这一情况.
来自互联网
- 5. The children and whirligig in a village's amusement park.
- 孩子和乡村游乐场里的旋转木马.
来自互联网
英文词源
- whirligig (n.)
- mid-15c., a child's toy, from whirl (v.) + gig (see gig (n.1)). Meaning "anything in constant motion" is from 1580s; "fickle, flighty person" is from c. 1600; as a type of water beetle, from 1713.