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单词 kaleidoscopic
释义 ka·lei·do·scop·ic
\ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|skäpik, -pēk\ adjective
also ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal \-pə̇kəl, -pēk-\
1. : of, relating to, or formed by a kaleidoscope
 < gazed raptly at the kaleidoscopic patterns within the instrument >
2. : having changing tints or variegated color
 < kaleidoscopic color of the clouds at sunset >
3.
 a. : constantly changing : rapidly shifting
  < air was fretted with a kaleidoscopic network of swifts … with swallows, martins, and if late enough, nighthawks — William Beebe >
  < a year of kaleidoscopic change, of breathtaking developments crowding so rapidly one upon the other — Allan Taylor >
 b. : having infinite variety : possessing many facets
  < such a being of kaleidoscopic versatility … we call contemptuously a jack-of-all-trades — Havelock Ellis >
  < shocking inhumanity of the slave trade has been compressed within the pages of this kaleidoscopic novel with romance and sea adventure — New York Herald Tribune >
ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal·ly \-pə̇k(ə)lē, -pēk-, -li\ adverb
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