squirrel cage

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无休止的乏味工作

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squirrel's cage

1.

A circular cage for a squirrel or other small animal, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom.
2.

A tedious, repetitive, unfulfilling activity or situation, especially one in which no progress is achieved.

比喻引申义

So maybe I wouldn't even call Kevin. . . . Or I could just see him socially. . . . Or I could . . . . Or, or, or. . . . I was still running around in this squirrel cage when the big gray poisonous cloud that usually covers New York materialized just off the right wing.
3.

Any other device, such as a fan or rotor, that resembles a squirrel cage in form.

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