whirligig

名词 whirligig:

1. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
   同义词：top, teetotum, spinning top
2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
   同义词：carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout

动词 whirligig:

1. whirl or spin like a whirligig

1. Our feelings of happiness and sorrow are soon lost in the whirligig of time.
   我们感情上的悲欢会随着时间的流逝很快消失。

whirl.i.gig

n.（名词）
Any of various spinning toys.
旋转式玩具
A carousel; a merry-go-round.
旋转木马
Something that continuously whirls.
陀螺：不停地旋转的东西
The whirligig beetle.
豉甲

来源：
Middle English whirlegigge
中古英语 whirlegigge
whirlen [whirl] * see whirl
whirlen [打旋，旋转] *参见 whirl
-gigge [something that rotates]
-gigge [旋转物]
[possibly of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to akin to gig
[可能是起源于堪的纳维亚语] ；类似于 类似于 gig