merry-go-round

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈmerry-go-round [merry-go-round merry-go-rounds] BrE NAmE noun
1. (also car·ou·sel especially in NAmE) (BrE also round·about)a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a ↑fairground
2. (NAmE) (BrE round·about)a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it
3. continuous busy activity or a continuous series of changing events
•He was tired of the merry-go-round of romance and longed to settle down.
See also: ↑carousel ▪ ↑roundabout

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  carousel, carrousel, roundabout, whirligig