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    whirligig

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Toys
    whir·li·gig /ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ $ ˈwɜːr-/ noun [countable]  DHTa toy that spins 旋转式玩具；陀螺 SYN top
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    whirligig• A group of whirligig beetles span round and round on the surface of the water putting me in a daze.• So the political whirligig goes round; and the deadlock is almost complete.• Old Bill Shakespeare's whirligig of time again!• They thereby avoid commitment to any current fad that comes up on the whirligig of fashion.    Origin whirligig (1400-1500) whirl + gig “something that turns around very quickly” ( → GIG1)
    whir·li·gig nounChineseSyllable
    toy Corpus a spins that


    whirligig
    whir‧li‧gig /ˈwɜːlɪˌɡɪɡ $ ˈwɜːr-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Origin: whirl + gig 'something that turns around very quickly' ( ⇨ gig1)
    a toy that spins
       SYN  top


    whirli·gigBrE /ˈwɜːliɡɪɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɜːrliɡɪɡ/ 🔊 nounsomething that is very active and always changing 活跃多变的事物；经常变换的东西；变迁◆the whirligig of fashion时尚的千变万化(old-fashioned) a merry-go-round at a fairground for children to ride on 旋转木马