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单词 merry-go-round
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merry-go-round

Word forms: plural merry-go-rounds
1. countable noun
A merry-go-round is 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.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
You can refer to a continuous series of activities as a merry-go-round.
...a merry-go-round of teas, fetes, musical events and the like. [+ of]
Synonyms: whirl, round, series, succession More Synonyms of merry-go-round
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merry-go-round in British English

noun
1.  another name for roundabout (sense 1)
2. 
a whirl of activity or events
the merry-go-round of the fashion world

merry-go-round in American English

(ˈmɛrigoʊˌraʊnd)
noun
1. 
a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement parks, etc.: it is turned by machinery, usually to music; carousel
2. 
a whirl or busy round, as of work or pleasure

Examples of 'merry-go-round' in a sentence
merry-go-round

This is one managerial merry-go-round not for faint hearts.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The managerial merry-go-round just keeps on spinning.
The Sun (2011)
Halfway through the season and the managerial merry-go-round is in full swing.
The Sun (2014)
But ahead of the midweek meeting he could not help having a dig at his old club and their ongoing managerial merry-go-round.
The Sun (2013)
It's amazing how the same old names keep getting a go on the managerial merry-go-round.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Liverpudlian singer was looking rather queasy as he took a spin on the merry-go-round.
The Sun (2012)
And so the eight-year merry-go-round spins on.
The Sun (2012)
Fans will certainly hope he doesn't join the transfer merry-go-round.
The Sun (2009)
And so the merry-go-round continues.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are two crucial factors at play that will ensure that the partnership merry-go-round continues, he says.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

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merry-go-round

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In other languages
merry-go-round

British English: merry-go-round /ˈmɛrɪɡəʊˈraʊnd/ NOUN
A merry-go-round is 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.
  • American English: merry-go-round
  • Arabic: دَوَامَةُ الْـخَيْلِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: carrossel
  • Chinese: 旋转木马
  • Croatian: vrtuljak
  • Czech: kolotoč
  • Danish: karrusel
  • Dutch: draaimolen
  • European Spanish: tiovivo
  • Finnish: karuselli
  • French: manège
  • German: Karussell
  • Greek: καρουζέλ
  • Italian: giostra
  • Japanese: 回転木馬
  • Korean: 회전 목마
  • Norwegian: karusell
  • Polish: karuzela
  • European Portuguese: carrossel
  • Romanian: carusel
  • Russian: карусель
  • Latin American Spanish: tiovivo
  • Swedish: karusell
  • Thai: ม้าหมุน
  • Turkish: atlıkarınca
  • Ukrainian: карусель
  • Vietnamese: vòng đu quay

Chinese translation of 'merry-go-round'

merry-go-round

(ˈmɛrɪɡəuraund)

n (c)

  1. (= roundabout) 旋转(轉)木马(馬) (xuánzhuàn mùmǎ) (个(個), gè)
  2. (= whirl) 走马(馬)灯(燈)似的更迭 (zǒumǎdēng shìde gēngdié)
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