释义
[ mer -ee-goh-round ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɛr i goʊˌraʊnd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Also called carousel . (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
a rapid whirl or a busy round, as of social life or business affairs.
Origin of merry-go-round First recorded in 1720–30
Words nearby merry-go-round Merritt Island, merry, merry-andrew, merry-bells, merry dancers, merry-go-round , merrymaker, merrymaking, merry men, Merry Mount, merrythought
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Example sentences from the Web for merry-go-round When he finally emerged in “a country lane,” he felt as if he had “jumped off a merry-go-round .”
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The worst thing they do is break into a zoo and ride the merry-go-round .
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Anybody can push a merry-go-round , or push their buddy on sled down a hill.
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There was a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round , and a couple of yellow VW bugs with “BayBees Pediatrics” painted on the side.
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Instead he was hurrying back to the merry-go-round as fast as his legs would carry him.
Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun
But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round .
Pee-wee Harris | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
When the Merry-go-round Island floated leisurely against the Skybrow lawn the tide had been flowing out for about an hour.
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Then when you have wound up the spring and are ready to start the merry-go-round , all you have to do is to pull out the match.
Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys | A. Neely Hall
The brothers who attended a country fair had been forbidden by their mother to ride in the Merry-go-round .
Child Life in Colonial Days | Alice Morse Earle
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British Dictionary definitions for merry-go-round noun another name for roundabout (def. 1)
a whirl of activity or events the merry-go-round of the fashion world
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Words related to merry-go-round binge, orgy, rampage, celebration, ferment, tumult, flurry, clatter, whirlwind, fun, humor, satire, farce, sitcom, pleasure, pastime, amusement, distraction, caper, splurge