| 单词 | waterwheel |
| 释义 | waterwheel (once / 86907 pages) n WORD FAMILY waterwheel: waterwheels USAGE EXAMPLESIt brushed past the miller as he set his waterwheel turning for the day. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) Giant waterwheels and turbines churn along the water's edge behind veils of smoke. Marie Lu, Legend(2011) “November 25 “It’s taken until today to get the waterwheel in place. Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the Mountain(1990) 1n a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine Syn|Hypo|Hyper water wheel mill wheel, millwheel water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill noriaa water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) 2n a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond Syn|Hyper water wheel wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
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