请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 wheel of fortune
释义

wheel of fortune

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wheel of fortune ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

wheel (def. 9).
a wheel-like gambling device that is rotated or spun to determine the winner of certain prizes.

Origin of wheel of fortune

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby wheel of fortune

wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life, wheels, wheels in motion, wheelspin, wheel static
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for wheel of fortune

  • His method in such cases was to turn a wheel-of-fortune and obey it.

    Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner
  • Above the portal is a wheel-of-fortune window executed by Briolotus.

    Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
  • It was the stentorian voice of the caller of the wheel-of-fortune.

    The Girl of the Golden West|David Belasco

British Dictionary definitions for wheel of fortune

wheel of fortune

noun

(in mythology and literature) a revolving device spun by a deity of fate selecting random changes in the affairs of manOften shortened to: wheel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 11:51:46