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单词 gyro
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gyro1

nounPlural gyros ˈdʒʌɪrəʊˈdʒaɪroʊ
  • short for gyroscope or gyrocompass
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mirror surface of the ball doubles as a solar collector, and everything, the radio control, the laser, targeting, gyros, inertialess drive, all run off the battery.
    • Their preparation and composure was further tested when pelorus repeats, gyros, GPS and even their sight were removed from their repertoire of navigational aids.
    • If autopilot performance is important in the way you use your boat you may wish to inquire about the availability of a gyro sensor for your existing pilot.
    • It uses a gyro sensor to measure the vehicle's speed, body lean, and angle of travel, then instantly calculate the rollover risk.
    • Specialist stands test fuel control units, oil pumps, rate sensors and gyros, turret controls and Electronic Control Units (ECUs).

Rhymes

biro, Cairo, giro, tyro

gyro2

nounPlural gyros ˈdʒʌɪrəʊˈjiroʊ
North American
  • An item of food made with slices of spiced meat cooked on a spit, served with salad in pitta bread.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She looks ready to pass out, and she still has not tasted my gyros.
    • This tasty little cross between a gyro and a burrito was delicious.
    • Most people take the N and W subways to indulge in gyros and moussaka.
    • I'd like to see him haul forty gyros and twenty-five sides of hummus through town and up six-stories.
    • And I tasted gyros in Cyprus, kimchi in Pyongyang, and injera in Addis Ababa.
    • Spaghetti from Italy, gyros from Greece, sushi from Japan, egg rolls from China, knockwurst from Germany, burritos from Mexico are offered side by side as typical foods of choice.
    • One does have to have a certain mindset, though, one that isn't offended by vicious killings committed by actors with spicy hunks of Greek gyro hanging off their cheeks.
    • Passing through waves of smells: cheeseburgers, French fries, fried rice, orange chicken, burritos, tacos, pizza with pepperoni, and gyros, your stomach begins to grumble and you find that funny.
    • A donair is sort of like a gyros but the meat is vaguely identified as beef and the sauce is sweet.
    • The name has the sound of an early twentieth-century blood-boosting medicine, or of a modern, health-food take on the Greek sandwich, the gyro.
    • Of course, gyro is slightly misleading: It's the Greek word for what the Turks call doner.
    • The gyro and moussaka each have about 800 calories and at least a day's worth of saturated fat.
    • There's a lot on there - for instance, seemingly every possible permutation of Greek staples like souvlaki and gyros.
    • In my notebook I described it as a ‘carnival concourse’ offering everything from turkey sausages to gyros to fried twinkes.
    • The diner offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving traditional American fare, and some Americanized ethnic dishes like chicken Parmesan and gyros.
    • The food is good and cheap; I usually get a gyro or a slice of sausage pizza with a root beer.
    • Sophal cooks the burgers, gyros, and steaks; Tevy rings you up, puts together the salads, brings the hot food to your table.

Origin

1970s: from modern Greek guros 'turning'.

 
 

gyro1

nounˈjīrōˈdʒaɪroʊ
  • short for gyroscope or gyrocompass
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It uses a gyro sensor to measure the vehicle's speed, body lean, and angle of travel, then instantly calculate the rollover risk.
    • Their preparation and composure was further tested when pelorus repeats, gyros, GPS and even their sight were removed from their repertoire of navigational aids.
    • The mirror surface of the ball doubles as a solar collector, and everything, the radio control, the laser, targeting, gyros, inertialess drive, all run off the battery.
    • Specialist stands test fuel control units, oil pumps, rate sensors and gyros, turret controls and Electronic Control Units (ECUs).
    • If autopilot performance is important in the way you use your boat you may wish to inquire about the availability of a gyro sensor for your existing pilot.

gyro2

nounˈjiroʊˈyērō
North American
  • An item of food made with slices of spiced meat cooked on a spit, served with salad in pita bread.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most people take the N and W subways to indulge in gyros and moussaka.
    • This tasty little cross between a gyro and a burrito was delicious.
    • There's a lot on there - for instance, seemingly every possible permutation of Greek staples like souvlaki and gyros.
    • She looks ready to pass out, and she still has not tasted my gyros.
    • In my notebook I described it as a ‘carnival concourse’ offering everything from turkey sausages to gyros to fried twinkes.
    • One does have to have a certain mindset, though, one that isn't offended by vicious killings committed by actors with spicy hunks of Greek gyro hanging off their cheeks.
    • The food is good and cheap; I usually get a gyro or a slice of sausage pizza with a root beer.
    • The gyro and moussaka each have about 800 calories and at least a day's worth of saturated fat.
    • I'd like to see him haul forty gyros and twenty-five sides of hummus through town and up six-stories.
    • Passing through waves of smells: cheeseburgers, French fries, fried rice, orange chicken, burritos, tacos, pizza with pepperoni, and gyros, your stomach begins to grumble and you find that funny.
    • The name has the sound of an early twentieth-century blood-boosting medicine, or of a modern, health-food take on the Greek sandwich, the gyro.
    • A donair is sort of like a gyros but the meat is vaguely identified as beef and the sauce is sweet.
    • And I tasted gyros in Cyprus, kimchi in Pyongyang, and injera in Addis Ababa.
    • The diner offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving traditional American fare, and some Americanized ethnic dishes like chicken Parmesan and gyros.
    • Of course, gyro is slightly misleading: It's the Greek word for what the Turks call doner.
    • Spaghetti from Italy, gyros from Greece, sushi from Japan, egg rolls from China, knockwurst from Germany, burritos from Mexico are offered side by side as typical foods of choice.
    • Sophal cooks the burgers, gyros, and steaks; Tevy rings you up, puts together the salads, brings the hot food to your table.

Origin

1970s: from modern Greek guros ‘turning’.

 
 
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