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单词 merry-go-round
释义

merry-go-round

noun

mer·​ry-go-round ˈmer-ē-gō-ˌrau̇nd How to pronounce merry-go-round (audio)
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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

Synonyms

  • circle
  • cycle
  • round
  • wheel
  • zodiac
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Word History

First Known Use

1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

merry-go-round

noun

mer·​ry-go-round
ˈmer-ē-gō-ˌrau̇nd
: a round platform that spins and has seats and figures of animals on which people sit for a ride

merry-go-round

noun

as 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

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  • cycle
  • wheel
  • circle
  • round
  • syndrome
  • course
  • loop
  • zodiac
  • pattern
  • train
  • rotation
  • development
  • series
  • progression
  • revolution
  • chain
  • ring
  • turn
  • run
  • succession
  • sequence
  • circuit
  • string
  • turnover
  • beat
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