单词 | revolving door |
释义 | revolving door From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Buildingldoce_284_arevolving doorreˌvolving ˈdoor noun1TB[countable] a type of door in the entrance of a large building, which goes around and around as people go through it2 [singular] used to say that the people involved in a situation, organization etc change often The park director position has been a revolving door for seven appointees.3 [singular] used to say that people return to a situation, position etc often, but usually for a different reason This could mean that we end up with a revolving door Congress, in which former members return as lobbyists.Examples from the Corpusrevolving door• Term limits could mean that we end up with a revolving door Congress, in which former members return as lobbyists.• Under Treadwell, the Drifters were hired hands to be ushered in and out of his revolving door.• She joins a government-media revolving door.• She walked through the revolving door into the lobby.• The revolving door between government and think-tanks is well-established.• The revolving door has begun to rotate. |
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