kaleidoscope

英 [kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp]

美 [kəˈlaɪdəskoʊp]

n.  万花筒; (形势、图案等的)千变万化，瞬息万变

复数：kaleidoscopes　过去式：kaleidoscoped　

GRETEM8

BNC.19399 / COCA.19457

牛津词典

noun

• 万花筒
  a toy consisting of a tube that you look through with loose pieces of coloured glass and mirrors at the end. When the tube is turned, the pieces of glass move and form different patterns.
• （形势、图案等的）千变万化，瞬息万变
  a situation, pattern, etc. containing a lot of different parts that are always changing

柯林斯词典

• 万花筒
  Akaleidoscopeis a toy in the shape of a tube with a small hole at one end. If you look through the hole and turn the other end of the tube, you can see a pattern of colours which changes as you turn the tube round.
• N-SING （色彩、成分等的）千变万化，瞬息万变
  You can describe something that is made up of a lot of different and frequently changing colours or elements as akaleidoscope.
  1. ...the vivid kaleidoscope of colours displayed in the plumage of the peacock.
     孔雀羽毛的五彩缤纷
  2. ...a kaleidoscope of different alliances, groupings and interests.
     结盟形式、党派分立及利益关系的瞬息万变

英英释义

noun

• an optical toy in a tube
• a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

双语例句

• I loved kaleidoscope when I was a kid.
  记得小时候，很喜欢万花筒。
• At Kaleidoscope, some of the designers ( including me) are organized and analytical.
  在一些设计师的万花筒，（包括我）组织和分析。
• The child's wonder at the kaleidoscope never ended.
  那孩子对万花筒惊讶不已。
• In the kaleidoscope of a racecourse, neon lights, skyscrapers and Jazz, competing architectural styles and construction materials vied for attention.
  在赛马场、霓虹灯、高楼、爵士乐组成的承受万花筒中，展开的是一场建筑风格和建筑材料的竞赛。
• Installed too full, with no air when the gray particles can no longer missing, this time into a colorful kaleidoscope, spinning, trance his eyes.
  装的太满了，没有一点空当，灰色的颗粒再也不见了，此时变成了多彩的万花筒，旋转着，恍惚了眼睛。
• That the twisting kaleidoscope, moves us all in turn.
  生命万花筒，带我们共轮回。
• This city is a kaleidoscope of colours, smells, and sounds.
  这个城市是各种颜色、气味和声音的万花筒。
• Singapore has a kaleidoscope of tempting promotions and enriching offerings for experiences you'll be sure to remember.
  新加坡丰富多样的促销与优惠活动让您无法抗拒，定会给您带来难忘的经历。
• In the afternoon, I should go to the museum, I want to see the pageant of man's progress, the kaleidoscope of the ages.
  下午的时候，我会去博物馆，我想看看人类进步的壮观景象以及历史的沧桑巨变；
• It was like a kaleidoscope had shattered.
  就象是摔碎的万花筒。