| 释义 |
cartwheel
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from cart (I) + wheel
1. : the wheel of a cart
2. : a large coin: as
a. : a silver dollar
b. : crown 8a
c. : one of the penny and twopenny copper coins issued in England in 1797
3.
a. : a rolling or spinning motion suggesting that of a turning wheel; specifically : a lateral handspring with arms and legs extended
< they stood on their heads and turned cartwheels down the garden path — Evelyn R. Sickels >
b. : a figure performed in baton twirling in which the baton describes a circle alternately on each side of the body
4. : a shallowcrowned hat with a wide stiff brim
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to move like a turning wheel; specifically : to turn cartwheels |