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    Catherine wheel

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Cath·er·ine wheel /ˈkæθərən wiːl/ British English, pinwheel American English noun [countable]  DHTa round flat firework that spins around as it burns 轮转烟火
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    Catherine wheel• The catherine Wheel display of blue-backed manakins.    Origin catherine wheel (1700-1800) Saint Catherine of Alexandria (4th century), who was sentenced to be killed on a wheel
    Cath·er·ine wheel nounChineseSyllable
    that as around firework round spins flat it Corpus burns a


    Catherine wheel
    Cath‧er‧ine wheel /ˈkæθərən wiːl, ˈkæθərɪn wiːl/ British English, pinwheel American English noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (4th century), who was sentenced to be killed on a wheel
    a round flat firework that spins around as it burns


    Cath·er·ine wheelBrE /ˈkæθrɪn wiːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæθrɪn wiːl/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pin·wheel) nouna round flat firework that spins around when lit 凯瑟琳车轮式焰火；转轮烟火