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windmill
- IPA[ˈwin(d)ˌmil]
美式
- a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour.;a structure using wind to generate electricity or draw water.
- (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved around in a circle in a manner suggestive of the rotating sails or vanes of a windmill;(of the propeller or rotor of an aircraft, or the aircraft itself) spin unpowered.
verb: windmill, 3rd person present: windmills, gerund or present participle: windmilling, past tense: windmilled, past participle: windmilled
noun: windmill, plural noun: windmills
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名詞
- 1. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour.
- ▪ a structure using wind to generate electricity or draw water.
- ▪ a pinwheel.
動詞
- 1. (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved around in a circle in a manner suggestive of the rotating sails or vanes of a windmill Penny slipped, windmilled her arms, and somehow kept her balance
- ▪ (of the propeller or rotor of an aircraft, or the aircraft itself) spin unpowered.
- act recklessly or unconventionally
Oxford Dictionary
- act recklessly or unconventionally
Oxford Dictionary
- attack imaginary enemies or evils
Oxford American Dictionary
- attack imaginary enemies or evils
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈwɪn(d)mɪl]
英式
- a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn into flour.
- (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved round in a circle in a manner ... Penny slipped, windmilled her arms, and somehow kept her balance
Oxford Dictionary