Word · Frequency #19399
Fully loadedkaleidoscope
万花筒；千变万化的图案
a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
可指万花筒玩具，也可比喻千变万化的图案或景象。
- 1.
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
由装有镜子和松散彩色珠子等物体的管子组成的器具,转动并从一端观察时可见一系列对称图案
- 2.
a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
不断变化的色彩和形状构成的复杂图案
- 3.
A constantly changing series of colours or other things.
不断变化的一系列颜色或其他事物
- 4.
an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
一种管状光学玩具,彩色玻璃碎片经镜子反射产生对称图案
- 5.
A swarm of butterflies.
一群蝴蝶
由装有镜子和松散彩色珠子等物体的管子组成的器具,转动并从一端观察时可见一系列对称图案；不断变化的色彩和形状构成的复杂图案；不断变化的一系列颜色或其他事物；一种管状光学玩具,彩色玻璃碎片经镜子反射产生对称图案；一群蝴蝶
In use
From the hilltop, the city lights formed a kaleidoscope of flickering points.
Her latest painting is a kaleidoscope of bright colors and bold shapes.
The market was filled with spices, creating a kaleidoscope of colors and smells.
a kaleidoscope of sth
The festival was a kaleidoscope of music and dance.
这个节日是音乐和舞蹈的万花筒。
look through a kaleidoscope
The children enjoyed looking through the kaleidoscope.
孩子们喜欢透过万花筒看。
turn a kaleidoscope
Connections
Collocations
- a kaleidoscope of colors
- 千变万化的色彩
- The carnival was a kaleidoscope of colors.嘉年华上色彩缤纷，千变万化。
- a kaleidoscope of patterns
- 千变万化的图案
- The fabric shown in the shop was a kaleidoscope of patterns.店里展示的布料有着千变万化的图案。
- a kaleidoscope of images
- 变幻万千的图像
- Memories flooded back as a kaleidoscope of images.记忆如变幻万千的图像般涌上心头。
- a kaleidoscope of sounds
- 变幻无穷的声音
- The morning market is a kaleidoscope of sounds.早市上充满了变幻无穷的声音。
- a kaleidoscope of emotions
- 复杂多变的情感
- The letter left her with a kaleidoscope of emotions.这封信让她内心百感交集，情感复杂。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
kaleido≈可来多，scope≈看：万花筒可来看多变幻图案。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：descriptive writing、news articles、art reviews 该义项多用于书面或文学描写，常见于“a kaleidoscope of + 名词”的结构，如 a kaleidoscope of colors。正式程度随语境而变，口语中也可用，但不如书面语常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /skoʊp/ 结尾，和 kaleidoscope 的末尾音节押韵。注意拼写相似的 kaleidoscopic 读作 /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɑːpɪk/，结尾不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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