English Dictionary

merry-go-round

/ˈmɛ.ɹi.ɡoʊ.ɹaʊnd/

noun

A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.

The children were excited to ride the merry-go-round at the amusement park.

意味（1）

A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.

意味（2）

A piece of playground equipment consisting of a circular platform that is made to revolve by pushing while users stand on it.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A meaningless cycle; a bustle of activity that gets nowhere

There's no time for happiness today

Got a date for lunch, a plastic tray

Got a deal to sign her life away

Got an early grave she's gotta make

And we are all insane

Hold on

Slow down

There's no time for happiness today Got a date for lunch, a plastic tray Got a deal to sign her life away Got an early grave she's gotta make And we are all insane Hold on Slow down You'll never get to heaven on this merry-go-round […]

意味（4）

(rail transport) A freight train of hopper wagons which loads and unloads its cargo while moving, a balloon loop being provided at power stations.

Some of the desirable characteristics of the Merry-go-round railway described in this article are found in the Tyne Dock-Consett iron ore traffic of the N.E.R. The ore is carried in high capacity wagons, run in trains of fixed formation. A triangle at the Consett works enables each train, complete with its locomotive, to be turned and sent back without any remarshalling after unloading to Tyne Dock. At the quayside, the wagons are mechanically loaded as a train and at Consett they run directly on to a gantry above unloading bunkers; they have air-operated bottom-discharge doors worked from the locomotive.

意味（5）

(baseball, figuratively) A series of singles and doubles that allow the batting team to score while still having runners on base who can be driven in by the next batter.

Russell kept the merry-go-round moving with an RBI single that advanced Henderson to third.

意味（6）

(Kenya) A cooperative scheme in which members regularly contribute money to a pool, and the collected money is then paid out to one of the members, repeating so that every member has eventually received the collected money.