Definition of diabolo in English:

diabolo

nounPlural diabolos dʌɪˈabələʊdɪˈabələʊ

mass noun

1A game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks.
空竹，扯铃
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr Collins performed again on Monday, this time demonstrating his juggling and diabolo talents.
- The routines include religious folk and aboriginal dance, martial arts along with diabolo playing and shuttlecock kicking.
- After the show, children were given the chance to try juggling, plate spinning and diabolo for themselves.
- In particular, the inclusion of the diabolo and skipping rope routines are so infused with childish jubilance that they thrust the audience right back into the playground of their own childhood.
- Quidam features a variety of incredible circus acts, including the German wheel, banquine, Spanish webs, diabolos, aerial contortion in silk and, of course, a trio of crazy clowns.
1. 1.1count noun The wooden top used in the game of diabolo.
  空竹，扯铃（该游戏中用的木陀螺）
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were very clever, only dropped one diabolo, and juggled and did acrobatics with the diabolos in time to the music.
  In Quidam a group of alarmingly young-looking Chinese girls manipulate the diabolos while flinging themselves about.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus 'devil'; the game was formerly called devil on two sticks.

Definition of diabolo in US English:

diabolo

noun

1A game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks.
空竹，扯铃
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr Collins performed again on Monday, this time demonstrating his juggling and diabolo talents.
- Quidam features a variety of incredible circus acts, including the German wheel, banquine, Spanish webs, diabolos, aerial contortion in silk and, of course, a trio of crazy clowns.
- In particular, the inclusion of the diabolo and skipping rope routines are so infused with childish jubilance that they thrust the audience right back into the playground of their own childhood.
- After the show, children were given the chance to try juggling, plate spinning and diabolo for themselves.
- The routines include religious folk and aboriginal dance, martial arts along with diabolo playing and shuttlecock kicking.
1. 1.1 The wooden top used in the game of diabolo.
  空竹，扯铃（该游戏中用的木陀螺）
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Quidam a group of alarmingly young-looking Chinese girls manipulate the diabolos while flinging themselves about.
  They were very clever, only dropped one diabolo, and juggled and did acrobatics with the diabolos in time to the music.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus ‘devil’; the game was formerly called devil on two sticks.

词汇	diabolo
释义	Definition of diabolo in English: diabolo nounPlural diabolos dʌɪˈabələʊdɪˈabələʊ mass noun 1A game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks. 空竹，扯铃 Example sentencesExamples Mr Collins performed again on Monday, this time demonstrating his juggling and diabolo talents. The routines include religious folk and aboriginal dance, martial arts along with diabolo playing and shuttlecock kicking. After the show, children were given the chance to try juggling, plate spinning and diabolo for themselves. In particular, the inclusion of the diabolo and skipping rope routines are so infused with childish jubilance that they thrust the audience right back into the playground of their own childhood. Quidam features a variety of incredible circus acts, including the German wheel, banquine, Spanish webs, diabolos, aerial contortion in silk and, of course, a trio of crazy clowns. 1.1count noun The wooden top used in the game of diabolo. 空竹，扯铃（该游戏中用的木陀螺） Example sentencesExamples They were very clever, only dropped one diabolo, and juggled and did acrobatics with the diabolos in time to the music. In Quidam a group of alarmingly young-looking Chinese girls manipulate the diabolos while flinging themselves about. Origin Early 20th century: from Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus 'devil'; the game was formerly called devil on two sticks. Definition of diabolo in US English: diabolo noun 1A game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks. 空竹，扯铃 Example sentencesExamples Mr Collins performed again on Monday, this time demonstrating his juggling and diabolo talents. Quidam features a variety of incredible circus acts, including the German wheel, banquine, Spanish webs, diabolos, aerial contortion in silk and, of course, a trio of crazy clowns. In particular, the inclusion of the diabolo and skipping rope routines are so infused with childish jubilance that they thrust the audience right back into the playground of their own childhood. After the show, children were given the chance to try juggling, plate spinning and diabolo for themselves. The routines include religious folk and aboriginal dance, martial arts along with diabolo playing and shuttlecock kicking. 1.1 The wooden top used in the game of diabolo. 空竹，扯铃（该游戏中用的木陀螺） Example sentencesExamples In Quidam a group of alarmingly young-looking Chinese girls manipulate the diabolos while flinging themselves about. They were very clever, only dropped one diabolo, and juggled and did acrobatics with the diabolos in time to the music. Origin Early 20th century: from Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus ‘devil’; the game was formerly called devil on two sticks.
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