windmilled

/ˈwɪndmɪld/ /ˈwaɪndmɪld/

Meanings

verb

挥舞，旋转

To rotate with a sweeping motion.

Examples :

"She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee."

她兴高采烈地跑下山，手臂像风车一样挥舞着。

verb

空转，自由旋转

Of a rotating part of a machine, to (become disengaged and) rotate freely.

Examples :

"The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall."

车轴断裂后，轮子空转了几下，然后失控撞穿了墙壁。

machine technical part action

Related Words

windmilling verb

/ˈwɪndˌmɪlɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪndˌmɪlɪŋ/

挥舞，旋转。

"She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee."

她兴高采烈地跑下山，手臂像风车一样挥舞着。

rotate verb

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/ /ˈɹoʊteɪt/

旋转，转动

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

他转过椅子面对着我。

motion noun

/ˈməʊʃən/ /ˈmoʊʃən/

运动，移动。

"The motion of the train was slow, taking hours to reach the next town. "

火车的移动很缓慢，开了好几个小时才到达下一个镇子。

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

rotating verb

/ˈroʊteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ/

旋转，转动。

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

他转过椅子，面对着我。

machine noun

/məˈʃin/

机器，机械。

"The washing machine uses electricity to spin and agitate the clothes, producing clean laundry. "

洗衣机利用电力旋转和搅动衣物，从而洗干净衣服。

sweeping verb

/ˈswiːpɪŋ/

清扫，打扫

"to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"

清扫地板、街道或烟囱

freely adjective

/ˈfɹili/

坦率地，直率地

"The teacher spoke freely about her concerns about the students' progress. "

老师坦率地谈论了她对学生进步的担忧。

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

到达，来到。

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

学生们将在早上九点到达学校图书馆。

briefly adverb

/ˈbɹiːfli/

简要地，扼要地。

"He covered the subject briefly in his book."

他在书中简要地介绍了这个主题。

disengaged verb

/dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

脱离，解除。

"The mechanic disengaged the clutch before shifting gears. "

机械师在换挡前先分离了离合器。

careening verb

/kəˈriːnɪŋ/ /ˌkærəˈniːɪŋ/

倾斜船身，使船倾侧。

"The sailors were careening the small wooden boat on the beach, tilting it sharply to one side to scrape off the algae and barnacles from the hull below the waterline. "

水手们正在沙滩上倾斜那艘小木船，把它大幅度地倾侧向一边，以便刮掉水线以下船壳上的藻类和藤壶。