Word
pinwheels
纸风车
pinwheels is the plural of pinwheel.
a paper pinwheel
- 1.
A cogged (toothed) gear.
齿轮。
- 2.
perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
特内里费岛的多年生亚灌木,叶子呈轮状排列,类似风车
- 3.
A toy for children, comprising an artificial (usually plastic) stem and a flower that spins round in the wind like a tiny windmill.
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。
- 4.
a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim
一个轮子,轮缘上有许多垂直设置的销钉
- 5.
A pastry made by laying out dough flat, smearing a topping over it and rolling it up into a spiral, then baking it, resulting in a swirl of filling.
将面团平铺、涂上配料并卷成螺旋状后烘烤而成的糕点,馅料呈漩涡状。
- 6.
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
一种玩具,由彩色纸或塑料叶片组成,固定在棍子上,迎风旋转
- 7.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral.
由多层(如糕点和甜馅,或面包和肉)卷成螺旋状的食物。
轮转焰火；快速旋转的东西；风车叶亚灌木（特内里费产）；齿轮。；特内里费岛的多年生亚灌木,叶子呈轮状排列,类似风车
In use
The little girl ran across the park, holding a red pinwheel that spun quickly in the wind.
We made a simple pinwheel from colored paper and a stick, and then watched it turn in the breeze.
The colorful pinwheels in the garden turned in all directions as the afternoon breeze picked up.
he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'
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。
spin like a pinwheel
这个比喻强调旋转得很快。
The falling leaves spun like pinwheels in the wind.
Connections
Collocations
- paper pinwheel
- 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。
- pinwheel pattern
- 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。
- pinwheel cookie
- 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。
- pinwheel sandwich
- 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。
- pinwheel galaxy
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
别针(pin)插在轮子(wheel)上，风一吹就转——纸风车、旋转烟花。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.