1
a pinwheel made of [material]
made of 后接材料，说明风车的制作材料。
The child held a pinwheel made of shiny paper.
孩子拿着一个用亮光纸做的纸风车。
纸风车
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
纸风车
a paper pinwheel
The child held a pinwheel made of shiny paper.
孩子拿着一个用亮光纸做的纸风车。
齿轮。
A cogged (toothed) gear.
特内里费岛的多年生亚灌木,叶子呈轮状排列,类似风车
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
儿童玩具,由人造(通常为塑料)柄和花朵组成,花朵像小风车一样在风中旋转。
A toy for children, comprising an artificial (usually plastic) stem and a flower that spins round in the wind like a tiny windmill.
一个轮子,轮缘上有许多垂直设置的销钉
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
The little girl ran across the park, holding a red pinwheel that spun quickly in the wind.
小女孩跑过公园，手里拿着一只红色的纸风车，在风中快速旋转。
AI contextual example
We made a simple pinwheel from colored paper and a stick, and then watched it turn in the breeze.
我们用彩纸和一根小棍做了一个简单的纸风车，然后看着它在微风中转动。
AI contextual example
The colorful pinwheels in the garden turned in all directions as the afternoon breeze picked up.
下午微风渐起，花园里五颜六色的纸风车向各个方向转动。
AI contextual example
he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'
他转动转盘,指针停在“走”上。
WordNet
made of 后接材料，说明风车的制作材料。
The child held a pinwheel made of shiny paper.
孩子拿着一个用亮光纸做的纸风车。
这个比喻强调旋转得很快。
The falling leaves spun like pinwheels in the wind.
落叶在风中像风车一样旋转。
pinwheel 可直接放在名词前作定语，表示‘风车形状的’。
The quilt has a pinwheel design.
这条被子有一个风车图案。
Not this
The child is playing with a windmill.
Use this
The child is playing with a pinwheel.
汉语的“风车”既指大型风车也指纸玩具，但英语中 windmill 指风车（大型装置），纸风车玩具应用 pinwheel。
Not this
She bought two pinwheel at the fair.
Use this
She bought two pinwheels at the fair.
pinwheel 是可数名词，在 two 等大于一的数字后必须用复数形式 pinwheels。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纸风车
He made a paper pinwheel and watched it spin in the breeze.
他做了一个纸风车，看着它在微风中旋转。
风车图案
The baby's blanket has a colorful pinwheel pattern.
婴儿毯上有彩色的风车图案。
风车饼干
She brought a plate of pinwheel cookies to the party.
她带了一盘风车饼干去参加聚会。
风车三明治
These pinwheel sandwiches are easy to make for a picnic.
这些风车三明治做起来很方便，适合野餐。
风车星系
The Pinwheel Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
风车星系是大熊座中的一个旋涡星系。
Use pinwheel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
别针(pin)插在轮子(wheel)上，风一吹就转——纸风车、旋转烟花。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、儿童手工或玩具、节日烟花、形容快速旋转的物体 pinwheel 是日常用词，通常用于口语和一般书面语，多指纸风车或轮转烟花，也可泛指快速旋转的东西。在正式或技术性文体中较少出现。
这些词都以 -eel 结尾，读 /iːl/：wheel、heel、peel、reel、feel、kneel。pinwheel 的末尾也是 wheel，重音在第一个音节 pin。注意 wheel 中的 wh 常发 /w/，在区分 wh 的口音中发 /hw/；while /waɪl/ 拼写与 wheel 相近，读音不同，别混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.