windmill
windmill
英[ˈwɪndmɪl]美[ˈwɪndˌmɪl]
n.风车，旋转玩具，<口>直升飞机；
复数：windmills;
例句
The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.风车的翼在转个不停.
The sails of the windmill are now at rest.风车的帆叶现在静止不动了.
He got his windmill on a system of easy payments that staggered even the ironmonger himself.他买下了风车,付款条件之优惠,连五金商本人都感到惊异.
The grinder was powered by a windmill.这磨盘由风车提供动力.
...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.翼板在微风中转动的风车
词组
fling (或 throw) one's cap over the windmill(s)
(dated)act recklessly or unconventionally(旧)鲁莽（或不依惯例）地干tilt at windmills
To confront and engage in conflict with an imagined opponent or threat.与假想的对手作战：面对假想的敌人或威胁；同假想的敌人或威胁作战柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
风车磨坊；（风力发电的）风车
A windmill is a building with long pieces of wood on the outside which turn around as the wind blows and provide energy for a machine that crushes grain. A windmill is also a similar structure that is used to convert the power of the wind into electricity.
英汉词典释义
n.
风车;风车房
The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.风车的翼在转个不停。The grinder was powered by a windmill.这磨盘由风车提供动力。旋转玩具;玩具风车
<口>直升飞机
假想的敌人(或坏事)
For some reason he thinks everyone is out to get him, but he’s really just tilting at windmills.不知为什么他觉得每个人都想害他,但其实他不过是在庸人自扰。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a mill that is powered by the wind
2. generator that extracts usable energy from winds
行业词典
体育： 风车步；
