英语词汇“whirligig”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	whirligig
释义	whirligig in British English (ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ) noun 1. any spinning toy, such as a top 2. another name for merry-go-round 3. anything that whirls about, spins, or moves in a circular or giddy way the whirligig of social life 4. another name for windmill (sense 3) Word origin C15: whirlegigge, from whirl + gig1 whirligig in American English (ˈhwɜrlɪˌgɪg; ˈwɜrlɪˌgɪg) noun 1. a child's toy that whirls or spins, as a pinwheel 2. merry-go-round 3. something that seems to whirl, or revolve in a cycle 4. a whirling motion or course Word origin ME whirlgigge: see whirl & gig1 Examples of 'whirligig' in a sentence whirligig The or the TLS or John O" London's from a kiosk near the Mechanics day October whirligig of lights and roundabouts. Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (1990)
随便看	to cease doing sth to cease to do sth to cease trading to centre or be centred on to certify sb dead to certify that ... toc h to chain sb/sth to sth to challenge sb to a fight/game to challenge sb to do sth to chance it to chance to do sth to change beyond recognition to change for the better to change for the worse to change gear to change hands to change into sth to change one's mind to change one's/sb's mind to change one's tune to change or (us) shift gear to change over to sth to change places to change places with sb

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whirligig in British English