merry-go-round

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɛɹiɡə(ʊ)ˌɹaʊnd/    美 /ˈmɛɹiɡoʊˌɹaʊnd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down”).
    — When we left the Madeleine we took our way to the Place de la Concorde, and thence through the Elysian Fields […] There were merry-go-rounds, wooden horses, and other provision for children's amusements among the trees; […]
  2. Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down”).; A freight train of hopper wagons which loads and unloads its cargo while moving continuously on a circular track, often incorporating a balloon loop. attributive,often
    — Some of the desirable characteristics of the "Merry-go-round" railway described in this article are found in the Tyne Dock–Consett iron ore traffic of the N.E.R. [North Eastern Railway]. The ore is carried in high capacity wagons, run in trains of fixed formation. A triangle at the Consett works enables each train, complete with its locomotive, to be turned and sent back without any remarshalling after unloading to Tyne Dock. At the quayside, the wagons are mechanically loaded as a train and at Consett they run directly on to a gantry above unloading bunkers; they have air-operated bottom-discharge doors worked from the locomotive.
  3. Synonym of carousel (“a pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequently shaped like horses or other animals, cars, etc., which may also move up and down”).; A piece of playground equipment consisting of a circular platform that is made to revolve by pushing while users stand on it. US
  4. A bustle of activity; also, a meaningless cycle of activity. figuratively
    — Some of us are lucky enough to still have families that care. But more often than not, we find that we have lost contact with the outside world, which leaves us very vulnerable in the merry-go-round of the parole process.
  5. A series of singles and doubles that allows the batting team to score while still having runners on base who can be driven in by the next batter. figuratively
    — Russell kept the merry-go-round moving with an RBI single that advanced Henderson to third.
  6. An informal cooperative scheme in which members (often women) regularly contribute money to a pool, the collected money being then paid out to one of the members; this is repeated so that every member eventually receives money. The collected money may also be invested, or loaned to members. Kenya,figuratively

词形变化

merry-go-rounds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
go-round merry-go-rounder sushi-go-round
相关词
calliope

词源

Etymology tree
Middle English mery
English merry
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *gāną
Proto-West Germanic *gān
Old English gān
Middle English gon
English go
English round
English go round
English merry-go-round
From merry (adjective) + go round (verb).
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