"windmills" in Chinese (Simplified)
风车
Definition
风车是一种利用风力转动大叶片来产生能量的机器,以前常用来磨谷物或抽水。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“风车”通常指传统的机械风车,不要与现代风力发电机(风力涡轮机)混淆。常用于风景旅游描写,如“荷兰风车”或古老农村的风车。
Examples
Old windmills can still be found in the Dutch countryside.
在荷兰农村仍然可以看到古老的**风车**。
Farmers used windmills to pump water for their fields.
农民用**风车**为田地抽水。
The small village is famous for its old windmills.
这个小村庄因古老的**风车**而闻名。
Tourists love taking pictures in front of the colorful windmills.
游客们喜欢在色彩斑斓的**风车**前拍照。
We could see several windmills turning slowly on the distant hill.
我们能看到远处山丘上几座**风车**慢慢转动。
When I think of Spain, I imagine Don Quixote and his fight with the windmills.
我一想到西班牙,就会想到堂吉诃德和他与**风车**战斗的故事。