whirligig

英 [ˈwɜːliɡɪɡ]

美 [ˈwɜːrliɡɪɡ]

n.  活跃多变的事物; 经常变换的东西; 变迁; 旋转木马

复数：whirligigs　

BNC.37306 / COCA.34905

牛津词典

noun

• 活跃多变的事物；经常变换的东西；变迁
  something that is very active and always changing
  1. the whirligig of fashion
     时尚的千变万化
• 旋转木马
  a merry-go-round at a fairground for children to ride on

英英释义

noun

• a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
  Synonym:carouselcarrouselmerry-go-roundroundabout
• a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
  1. he got a bright red top and string for his birthday
  Synonym:topteetotumspinning top

verb

• whirl or spin like a whirligig

双语例句

• The sixth chapter is the conclusion of the thesis. The urban design history and city visage whirligig of Beijing during this period are concluded and summarized, at the same time some opinions of influence of history to today's urban design are brought forward.
  第六章是本文的结论，对这个时期北京城市设计的历史以及北京城市面貌的变迁进行归纳总结，同时对今天北京城市设计的影响提出自己的一些见解。
• The ancient doctor-patient relationship changes following the whirligig of time and society.
  古代医患关系因时代与社会的变迁而有所改变。
• The Research on Our Country's Athletic Administrative Management System Whirligig
  苏联科研体制变迁我国体育行政管理体制的变迁
• The children and whirligig in a village's amusement park.
  孩子和乡村游乐场里的旋转木马。
• Because the shaft necks whirligig with high speed under high pressure, the shaft necks and bearings endure intense attrition.
  曲轴的各轴颈在很高的比压下作高速旋转运动，使轴颈和轴承受到强烈磨擦。
• The whirligig of life [ time] The eyes themselves were of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same.
  人世[时代]的变迁眸子是变幻莫测的灰色，时时在变化。
• During the movement of the regulation annulus, it turns whirligig of the regulations arm into whirligig of the spindle, and change the whirling direction.
  调整环在运动过程中把压力臂上拨叉的旋转运动转化为转轴的旋转运动，改变了旋转运动的方向。
• Get off the whirligig of management fads.
  把管理狂热的奇怪念头撇到一边。
• Our feelings of happiness and sorrow are soon lost in the whirligig of time.
  我们感情上的悲欢会随着时间的流逝很快消失。
• However, the traditional teacher metaphor has been depicted the contemporary ideal image of teachers insufficiently with the whirligig of time and society and the improvement of teachers 'professional requirement.
  然而随着时代的发展、社会的变迁以及教师专业化要求的提高，传统的教师隐喻已不足以描绘当代理想的教师形象。