big wheel

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ˌbig ˈwheel noun [countable] British English   DLOa machine used in amusement parks, consisting of a very large upright wheel with seats hanging from it, that turns round slowly 〔游乐场的〕大转轮，摩天轮 SYN ferris wheel →4  See picture of 见图 AMUSEMENT PARK →5 see picture at 见图 amusement park

Examples from the Corpus

big wheel• He was a big wheel in Bucharest Securitate, Mr Manescu.• A big wheel in local government.• The big wheel came round our way.• The big wheel had stopped with our chair rocking sweetly at the summit.

ˌbig ˈwheel nounChineseSyllable  

amusement a parks, a Corpus of machine used consisting in

big wheel
ˌbig ˈwheel noun [countable] British English

a machine used in amusement parks, consisting of a very large upright wheel with seats hanging from it, that turns round slowly
   SYN  ferris wheel

big wheelBrE /ˌbɪɡ ˈwiːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɪɡ ˈwiːl/ 🔊 noun (usually the Big Wheel) (BrE) (also Fer·ris wheel NAmE, BrE ) a large wheel which stands in a vertical position at an amusement park, with seats hanging at its edge for people to ride in （游乐场的）大转轮，摩天轮(NAmE, informal) an important person in a company or an organization 要人；大亨