carousel
carousel — 名詞
- carouselsingular
- carouselsplural
1. a ride at a fair or theme park that goes round while people sit on painted anima
旋轉木馬
遊樂場裡可乘坐、會旋轉的設施
a ride at a fair or theme park that goes round while people sit on painted animals or small vehicles.
Lucía chose the blue horse on the carousel and waved at her father.
Lucía 挑了旋轉木馬上的藍馬，還朝爸爸揮手。
choose a horse on the carousel
At the summer fair, Feng rode the carousel twice before trying the bumper cars.
在夏日園遊會上，Feng 坐了兩次旋轉木馬才去玩碰碰車。
ride the carousel at a fair
A brass bell rang as the carousel began another slow turn beside the lake.
當旋轉木馬在湖邊又慢慢轉起來時，一個銅鈴響了。
The toddler laughed when the carousel lifted the fire-truck seat up and down.
當旋轉木馬讓消防車座位上下起伏時，那個幼兒笑了出來。
- merry-go-round
very close in meaning and often interchangeable, especially in American English
- roundabout
mainly British and slightly less common for the ride
文法句型
ride the carousel
go on the carousel
carousel horse / carousel seat
用法筆記
Common with verbs such as 'ride', 'get on', and 'step off'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the amusement ride itself, not the airport belt for luggage.
常見錯誤
2. a moving round belt at an airport where checked bags are brought out for passeng
行李轉盤
機場讓旅客領取托運行李的轉盤
a moving round belt at an airport where checked bags are brought out for passengers to collect.
Walid spotted his green suitcase first when the baggage carousel started moving.
當行李轉盤開始轉動時，Walid 第一個看到自己的綠色行李箱。
baggage carousel started moving
An airline worker placed two broken strollers beside the carousel for special pickup.
一名航空公司員工把兩台壞掉的嬰兒車放在轉盤旁，讓人另外領取。
beside the carousel for pickup
We waited by carousel 6 while rainwater dripped from the late flight's bags.
我們在 6 號行李轉盤旁等候，同時晚到班機的行李還滴著雨水。
After customs, Zuri ran back to the carousel to check for her violin case.
過完海關後，Zuri 又跑回行李轉盤旁查看她的小提琴盒有沒有出來。
- baggage belt
plain travel term that stresses the belt itself
- conveyor belt
broader machine term that is less specific to airports
文法句型
wait by carousel + number
the baggage carousel starts moving
bags come off the carousel
用法筆記
Most common in airport English and often appears with 'baggage', 'luggage', or a carousel number. Unlike sense 1, this sense refers to equipment for collecting bags, not an amusement ride.
常見錯誤
3. a round tray, originally sold under a brand name, that holds photographic slides
投影片轉盤
放投影片的圓形轉盤盒
a round tray, originally sold under a brand name, that holds photographic slides for a projector.
The teacher slid the last photo into the carousel before dimming the classroom lights.
老師把最後一張照片滑進投影片轉盤後，才把教室的燈調暗。
slide a photo into the carousel
Reuben found an old carousel of family holiday slides in the attic.
Reuben 在閣樓裡找到一個裝著家族度假投影片的舊轉盤。
a carousel of slides
During the talk, the projector jammed because the carousel was not locked in place.
演講途中，放映機卡住了，因為那個投影片轉盤沒有扣好。
A museum volunteer cleaned each slide before loading the carousel for the evening show.
一名博物館志工先擦乾淨每一張投影片，再把它們裝進轉盤，準備晚上的放映。
- slide tray
plain descriptive term without the brand-name history
文法句型
load slides into the carousel
the carousel fits onto the projector
remove the carousel from the projector
用法筆記
This sense appears mostly in older classroom, museum, or photography contexts and often with 'slide' or 'projector'. It is much rarer than senses 1 and 2.