merry-go-round

英 [ˈmeri ɡəʊ raʊnd]

美 [ˈmeri ɡoʊ raʊnd]

n.  旋转木马; 一连串的繁忙活动; 走马灯似的更迭

复数：merry-go-rounds　

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牛津词典

noun

• 旋转木马
  a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a fairground
• 旋转木马
  a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a fairground
• 一连串的繁忙活动；走马灯似的更迭
  continuous busy activity or a continuous series of changing events
  1. He was tired of the merry-go-round of romance and longed to settle down.
     他厌倦了没完没了的风流韵事，渴望安定下来。

柯林斯词典

• 旋转木马
  Amerry-go-roundis a large circular platform at a fairground on which there are model animals or vehicles for people to sit on or in as it turns round.
• N-COUNT 一连串的相关活动;走马灯似的活动
  You can refer to a continuous series of activities as amerry-go-round.
  1. ...a merry-go-round of teas, fetes, musical events and the like.
     一连串的茶会、游乐会、音乐活动以及诸如此类的事情

英英释义

noun

• a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
  Synonym:carouselcarrouselroundaboutwhirligig
• a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
  1. if we lose the election the whole legislative merry-go-round will have to start over

双语例句

• Purchasing a book saved fifty cents per ten dollars worth of rides, but since we were only going on the merry-go-round, we didn't need the extra tickets.
  我买书时每花十块钱就能为骑马省出来五十美分，但自从只玩旋转木马以来，我们就不需要额外的券了。
• IN THE evening cool at a fairground on theTripoliwaterfront, giggling children chant as they spin on a merry-go-round.
  的黎波里海滨游乐场的夜晚，凉风习习，孩子们坐在旋转的木马上，欢快的唱着。
• Merry-go-round is the most cruel game, chase each other but eternal interval.
  旋转木马是最残忍的游戏，彼此追逐却有永恒的间隔。
• Unexpectedly, there is merry-go-round in the museum.
  博物馆里居然有旋转木马。
• In other words, the global merry-go-round is at full tilt already.
  换句话说，全球的旋转木马已经在高速旋转了。
• They are more than amusement parks with rides, such as s Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roller coaster.
  它们不止是那些配备像摩天轮、旋转木马、过山车这些骑乘设施的游乐园。
• Personnel constantly shifted like on a running-horse lantern ( or a merry-go-round).
  人员不断更换，就像走马灯似的。
• We enjoyed the merry-go-round and the small zoo.
  我们喜欢的是旋转木马和小动物园。
• Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.
  星期天乘坐旋转木马被视为犯罪行为。
• The information the police received had then on a merry-go-round until they realized they were victims of a hoax.
  警方意识到自己上当受骗后，他们所得到的情报虽花了很大的力气但却毫无价值。