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whirligig

/hwur-li-gig, wur-/US // ˈʰwɜr lɪˌgɪg, ˈwɜr- //UK // (ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ) //

旋风机,旋风,旋风车,旋涡

Related Words

gyroscope陀螺仪,陀螺,漩涡,陀飞轮whirl漩涡,旋涡,旋风,旋转swivel旋转式,转动,旋转,转移twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了twirl转动,转移,转圈,旋转pivot枢轴,支点,枢纽,枢机revolve转动,循环,旋转,运转spin自旋转,自旋转的rotate轮换,轮流,轮转,轮调gyrate转动,回旋,转动的时候,转移spinner旋转器,纺纱器,纺纱,纺锤wheel轮子,车轮,轮毂,轮船troll巨魔,巨头,巨蟹座,巨人waltz华尔兹,圆舞曲,华尔兹舞,华尔兹舞曲move行动,移动,举措,搬迁turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变circumvolve环绕,回旋,环绕着,绕行circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆reel卷轴,卷筒,卷盘,卷带roll滚,卷,滚动,滚滚

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that whirls or revolves.
    • : a whirling motion or course: the whirligig of fashion.
    • : a giddy or flighty person.
    • : Dialect. a merry-go-round or carrousel.
    • : a toy for whirling or spinning, as a top.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inrotary
Forms: whirligigs
Synonyms
spinning纺纱,旋转的,纺织,旋转whirling呼呼作响,漩涡,旋转的,呼呼声encircling环绕着,围绕着,环绕的,环绕gyral回字形,回旋处,回旋镖,回字型gyratory回旋式,回转式,旋回式,回旋处revolving旋转的,旋转,旋转式,旋转式的rotating旋转,旋转的,轮换,旋转式rotational旋转的,旋转,旋转式,旋转性rotatory旋转式,旋转式的,转动式,旋转型vertiginous眩晕的,眩晕,眩目的,眩晕的人vorticular旋涡状,旋涡状的,旋涡状物,旋涡式
as ingyro
Forms: whirligigs
Synonyms
gyroscope陀螺仪,陀螺,漩涡,陀飞轮spinner旋转器,纺纱器,纺纱,纺锤gyrostat陀螺仪,陀螺儀,陀螺,陀飞轮
as inrotate
Forms: whirligigs
Synonyms
pivot枢轴,支点,枢纽,枢机revolve转动,循环,旋转,运转spin自旋转,自旋转的swivel旋转式,转动,旋转,转移twirl转动,转移,转圈,旋转twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了whirl漩涡,旋涡,旋风,旋转circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆circumvolve环绕,回旋,环绕着,绕行gyrate转动,回旋,转动的时候,转移move行动,移动,举措,搬迁pirouette回旋,回旋曲,回旋式,回旋镖reel卷轴,卷筒,卷盘,卷带roll滚,卷,滚动,滚滚troll巨魔,巨头,巨蟹座,巨人trundle拖车,卧铺,拖曳车,卧铺车turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变waltz华尔兹,圆舞曲,华尔兹舞,华尔兹舞曲wheel轮子,车轮,轮毂,轮船whirr呼呼声,呼呼,呼呼呼,呼啸而过circumduct绕行,绕过,圆周率,缠绕gyre漩涡,漩涡状,漩涡式,漩涡状物
as intwirl
Forms: whirligigs
Synonyms
gyrate转动,回旋,转动的时候,转移pivot枢轴,支点,枢纽,枢机rotate轮换,轮流,轮转,轮调spin自旋转,自旋转的whirl漩涡,旋涡,旋风,旋转gyre漩涡,漩涡状,漩涡式,漩涡状物pirouette回旋,回旋曲,回旋式,回旋镖purl檩条,檩子,檩木,清扫revolve转动,循环,旋转,运转turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了wheel轮子,车轮,轮毂,轮船wind缠绕,风,缠绕的,缠绕着
as ingyrate
Forms: whirligigs
Synonyms
twirl转动,转移,转圈,旋转whirl漩涡,旋涡,旋风,旋转circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆circulate传阅,流传,流通,循环pirouette回旋,回旋曲,回旋式,回旋镖purl檩条,檩子,檩木,清扫roll滚,卷,滚动,滚滚rotate轮换,轮流,轮转,轮调spin自旋转,自旋转的spiral螺旋式,螺旋式的,螺旋形,螺旋状turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变circumduct绕行,绕过,圆周率,缠绕gyre漩涡,漩涡状,漩涡式,漩涡状物

Examples

  • One flier fell at about 28 centimeters per second, less than half the speed of natural whirligigs from various plants.

  • Time's whirligig has made him the hero of our puppet-shows, and he enjoys cosmopolitan celebrity under the name of Punch.

  • There were books all round the room, and one of those whirligig square book-cases.

  • It is so dark I can't tell which way she is swinging till she is coming around like a whirligig.'

  • This little bubble is held there by tiny hairs, and because whirligig has it, it can breathe while it stays under the water.

  • "Aunty Maggy's Whirligig" could be enjoyed on payment of an old pair of boots, a collection of rags, or the like.

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