whirligig
/ˈhwɜːlɪgɪg/noun
1
- a toy that spins round, for example a top or windmill（陀螺、风车等）旋转式玩具。
1.1
- another term for ROUNDABOUT (in sense 2).同ROUDAABOUT（义项2）。
2
- in sing. a thing regarded as hectic or constantly changing狂热; 变迁：
the whirligig of time.
时间的变迁。
3
- （亦作whirligig beetle）a small black predatory beetle which swims rapidly in circles on the surface of still or slow-moving water and dives when alarmed豉甲。
3.1
- Family Gyrinidae: Gyrinus and other genera.豉甲科：豉甲属和其他属。
词源
late Middle English: from WHIRL+obsolete gig 'whipping-top'.