windmill

windmill
noun
  1. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn into flour
    风车房
    ■a similar structure used to generate electricity or draw water
    (用于发电、汲水的)风车
    ■(Brit.)a toy consisting of a stick with curved vanes attached that turn in the wind
    (英)玩具风车
    ■propeller, especially one used formerly on an autogiro
    (尤指旧时用于旋翼机上的)风力旋轮,空气旋轮
verb
  1. [with obj.]move (one's arms) around in a circle in a manner suggestive of the rotating sails or vanes of a windmill
    使(手臂)作风车般转动
    ■[no obj.](of one's arms) move in such a way
    (手臂)如风车般旋转,转动
    ■[no obj.](of the propeller or rotor of an aircraft, or the aircraft itself) spin unpowered
    (飞机螺旋桨、旋翼或其机身)借风力旋转
常用词组
fling (或 throw) one's cap over the windmill(s)
  1. (dated)act recklessly or unconventionally
    (旧)鲁莽(或不依惯例)地干
tilt at windmills
  1. 见 tilt
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