windmill

yel değirmeni

Rüzgârın döndürdüğü büyük kanatlarla tahıl öğüten, su pompalayan veya enerji üreten makine.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A machine with large blades turned by wind, used to grind grain, pump water, or produce power.

• The windmill turns in the wind.
• An old windmill once ground grain here.
• These windmills pump water for the farm.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: old windmill, windmill blades, wooden windmill

hayalî düşman

Yalnızca kişinin zihninde var olduğu hâlde gerçek sandığı düşman veya sorun.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An enemy or problem that someone believes is real although it exists only in their imagination.

• The enemy he feared was merely a windmill.
• She wasted years fighting political windmills.
• His campaign attacked windmills while real problems went unsolved.

Eş anlamlılar: imaginary enemy

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: imaginary windmill, fight a windmill, a political windmill

daireler çizerek sallamak

Bir şeyi, özellikle kollarını, geniş daireler çizerek hareket ettirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move something, especially your arms, in large circles.

• He began to windmill his arms.
• She windmilled wildly as she lost her balance.
• The dancer was windmilling both arms above his head.

Eş anlamlılar: rotate, swing around

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: windmill your arms, windmill wildly, windmill both arms

serbestçe dönmek

Genellikle bağlantısı kesildikten sonra, motor gücü olmadan serbestçe dönmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To turn freely without being driven by a motor, often after becoming disconnected.

• The propeller continued to windmill.
• The disconnected wheel windmilled for a few seconds.
• Airflow kept the blades windmilling after the engine stopped.

Eş anlamlılar: freewheel, spin freely

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: windmill freely, windmill in airflow, windmill without power