windmill
英 ['wɪn(d)mɪl]
美 ['wɪnd'mɪl]
- n. 风车；风车房；旋转玩具；直升飞机
- vt. 使旋转
- vi. 作风车般旋转
windmill 中文词源
windmill 风车磨坊wind,风，mill,磨坊。
windmill 英文词源
- windmill (n.)
- c. 1300, from wind (n.1) + mill (n.). Similar formation in German Windmühle, Dutch windmolen, French moulin à vent. Verb meaning "to swing the arms wildly" is recorded from 1888. Related: Windmilled; windmilling.
windmill 双语例句
1. The sails of the windmill are now at rest. 风车的帆叶现在静止不动了. 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The grinder was powered by a windmill.
- 这磨盘由风车提供动力.
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- 3. The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.
- 风车的翼在转个不停.
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- 4. The propeller will windmill and crank the engine.
- 螺旋浆将旋转并转动引擎的曲柄.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
- 风车被用来把谷粒轧成面粉.
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