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。
• I want to try the merry-go-round.
  我要坐旋转木马。
• 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。
• You don't really understand human nature, unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around and why his parents will always wave back.& William D.
  威廉·塔莫斯（记者）：你不可能真正了解人性，除非能理解为什么旋转木马上的孩子会在每次转过父母时和他们招手，而父母也会每次和他们招手。
• Picture yourself on a merry-go-round that is spinning dangerously fast.
  想像你处在转得极快的旋转木马上。
• Remember that merry-go-round that we saw today?
  记得我们今天看到的旋转木马吗？
• Until the Great Crash of2008, this financial merry-go-round spun regardless.
  直到2008年大崩盘（GreatCrash）之前，这架金融旋转木马都在毫无顾忌地转动着。
• 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。
• Unexpectedly, there is merry-go-round in the museum.
  博物馆里居然有旋转木马。
• 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。