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

• 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。
• So I have a wish: to ride merry-go-round with my person in heart.
  于是我有个心愿：和喜欢的人做一次旋转木马。
• If I had to push that merry-go-round one more time.
  如果我一直去推那个旋转木马。
• Have you seen Merry-go-round's Tear?
  你是否看见过旋木的泪滴？
• 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。
• I would've thrown myself off the merry-go-round.
  我会让自己从旋转木马上飞出去！
• This time Mercury will give you license to step off the merry-go-round of life, have fun, and see friends.
  水星逆行的这段时间，将给予你旋转木马般生活的体验，从中寻找乐趣，多见见朋友吧。
• The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.
  旋转木马的幽灵只不过是当地的迷信说法。
• 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。
• 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。