<entry id="2168622" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1245920</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>空転</keb>
<ke_pri>news1</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>nf19</ke_pri>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>くうてん</reb>
<re_pri>news1</re_pri>
<re_pri>nf19</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<pos>&vs;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="1675650">空回り・1</xref>
<gloss>racing (of an engine)</gloss>
<gloss>idling</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<pos>&vs;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.)</gloss>
<gloss>spinning one's wheels</gloss>
<gloss>going nowhere</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2014-09-05 10:01:36" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>pupchurch</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Paul Upchurch</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Sense 2 seems to often be used about arguments, judging from various dictionaries' examples, but it isn't always. E.g., "頭が空転する"</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>daijr/s</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -24 +24,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;arguing in circles with no result&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;spinning one's wheels&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2014-09-05 23:09:16" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>A bit of context would help.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -24 +24 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-12-07 09:36:04" stat="A">
<upd_uid>Marcus</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>mk</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -24 +25,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles (esp. of an argument, discussion, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-12-08 21:51:37" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>gg5</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -20 +20 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;idling (an engine)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;idling&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -26 +26 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles (esp. of an argument, discussion, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -27,0 +28 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;going nowhere&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-12-08 21:51:56" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -19 +19 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;racing (an engine)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;racing (of an engine)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>