pinwheel

英 ['pɪnwiːl] 美 ['pɪnwiːl]

• n. 轮转焰火；纸风车=windmill(英)；针轮

英英释义

Noun:

1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

2. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim;

   "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"
   

3. a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

4. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

词汇搭配

• Catherine wheel 转轮烟火
• centriole pinwheel 中心粒小轮
• pinwheel memory 针盘存储器

近反义词

【近义词】

• Catherine wheel 转轮烟火