whirligig

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/    美 /ˈwɝ.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
  2. A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
  3. Ellipsis of whirligig beetle. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  4. A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea. historical

词形变化

whirligigs plural whirlgig alternative whirlygig alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
whirligig beetle whirligig of time
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词源

From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).
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