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单词 windmill
释义 wind·millBrE /ˈwɪndmɪl/NAmE /ˈwɪndmɪl/ noun
a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour that is driven by the power of the wind turning long arms (called sails) 风车磨房
a tall thin structure with parts that turn round, used to change the power of the wind into electricity (通过转动将风能转化为电能的)风车(BrE) (NAmE pin·wheel) a toy with curved plastic parts that form the shape of a flower which turns round on the end of a stick when you blow on it 玩具风车tilt at ˈwindmillsto waste your energy attacking imaginary enemies 攻击假想敌;庸人自扰 ORIGIN From Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, in which the hero thought that the windmills he saw were giants and tried to fight them. 源自塞万提斯的长篇小说《堂吉诃德》,书中的主人公认为他看到的风车是巨人,于是与之展开搏斗。
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