Whipping top
n. 鞭抽陀螺
🧩 词语组成解析
n. 鞭打, 缚扎用的绳索, 笞刑\\n[法] 笞刑, 惩罚, 用以捆缚的绳索
top
[tɔp]
n. 顶，顶部;（箱子）盖，（书页等的）上栏;首席;陀螺;
adj. 最高的;顶上的;头等的;最大的;
vt. 形成顶部;达到…的顶端;处于…的最前头;领导;
vi. 总结;超越;高耸;结束;
🗣️ 情景例句
I think we should leave the door open. it's boiling in there.
我觉得我们应该把大门敞着，屋里太热了。
The old man fumbled with the key in the dark.
老人在黑暗中摸索着寻找钥匙。
Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.
沥青坑里积存了水，大象那样的大动物冒险到似乎坚固的水面上去饮水，立即掉进了沥青坑。