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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   windmill

   • IPA[ˈwin(d)ˌmil]

   美式

   • n.
     a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour.；a structure using wind to generate electricity or draw water.
   • v.
     (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved around in a circle in a manner suggestive of the rotating sails or vanes of a windmill；(of the propeller or rotor of an aircraft, or the aircraft itself) spin unpowered.

   • verb: windmill, 3rd person present: windmills, gerund or present participle: windmilling, past tense: windmilled, past participle: windmilled

   • noun: windmill, plural noun: windmills

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour.
   • ▪ a structure using wind to generate electricity or draw water.
   • ▪ a pinwheel.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved around in a circle in a manner suggestive of the rotating sails or vanes of a windmill Penny slipped, windmilled her arms, and somehow kept her balance
   • ▪ (of the propeller or rotor of an aircraft, or the aircraft itself) spin unpowered.

   fling one's cap over the windmill

   • ph.
     act recklessly or unconventionally

   Oxford Dictionary

   fling (or throw) one's cap over the windmill(s)

   • ph.
     act recklessly or unconventionally

   Oxford Dictionary

   tilt at windmills

   • ph.
     attack imaginary enemies or evils

   Oxford Dictionary

   tilt at windmills

   • ph.
     attack imaginary enemies or evils

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   windmill

   • IPA[ˈwɪn(d)mɪl]

   英式

   • n.
     a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn into flour.
   • v.
     (with reference to a person's arms) move or be moved round in a circle in a manner ... Penny slipped, windmilled her arms, and somehow kept her balance

   Oxford Dictionary