单词 | merry-go-round |
释义 | merry-go-roundnoun mer·ry-go-round ˈmer-ē-gō-ˌrau̇nd -gə- 1 a : an amusement park ride with seats often in the form of animals (such as horses) revolving about a fixed center The children grabbed each other by the hand and danced off in the direction of the merry-go-round, toward the wonderful music and the wonderful adventure and the wonderful excitement … E. B. White called also carousel b : a children's playground apparatus consisting of a platform that revolves about a fixed center And every day at recess, Reuben would push us on the merry-go-round on the playground. He would push us really fast, and we all thought Reuben made recess great fun—as long as we held on tight and didn't fall off as we whirled around. Terri Auchter 2 : a cycle of activity that is complex, fast-paced, or difficult to break out of the corporate merry-go-round merry-go-round nounas in cycle a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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