windmill

noun

/ˈwɪndmɪl/

Idioms

enlarge image
a building with equipment for grinding grain into flour that is driven by the power of the wind turning long arms (called sails)风车磨房
Topics Buildingsc1, Farmingc1
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
(British English)
(North American English pinwheel)
a toy with curved plastic parts that form the shape of a flower that turns round on the end of a stick when you blow on it玩具风车

Idioms

tilt at windmills

词汇	windmill
释义	windmill noun /ˈwɪndmɪl/ /ˈwɪndmɪl/ Idioms enlarge image a building with equipment for grinding grain into flour that is driven by the power of the wind turning long arms (called sails)风车磨房 Topics Buildingsc1, Farmingc1 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 (British English) (North American English pinwheel) a toy with curved plastic parts that form the shape of a flower that turns round on the end of a stick when you blow on it玩具风车 Idioms tilt at windmills to waste your energy attacking imaginary enemies攻击假想敌；庸人自扰
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