名詞 whirligig:

1. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
   同義詞：top, teetotum, spinning top
2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
   同義詞：carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout

動詞 whirligig:

1. whirl or spin like a whirligig

1. Our feelings of happiness and sorrow are soon lost in the whirligig of time.
   我們感情上的悲歡會隨著時間的流逝很快消失。

whirl.i.gig

n.（名詞）
Any of various spinning toys.
旋轉(zhuǎn)式玩具
A carousel; a merry-go-round.
旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬
Something that continuously whirls.
陀螺：不停地旋轉(zhuǎn)的東西
The whirligig beetle.
豉甲

來源：
Middle English whirlegigge
中古英語 whirlegigge
whirlen [whirl] * see whirl
whirlen [打旋，旋轉(zhuǎn)] *參見 whirl
-gigge [something that rotates]
-gigge [旋轉(zhuǎn)物]
[possibly of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to akin to gig
[可能是起源于堪的納維亞語] ；類似于 類似于 gig