ka·lei·do·scope/kə`laɪdəˏskop; kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/ n 1 [singular 单数] used to emphasize that something contains a large number of very different things 五光十色，丰富多彩: the city's kaleidoscope of cultures 这座城市多姿多采的文化 2 [C] a tube with mirrors and pieces of coloured glass at one end, that shows coloured patterns when you turn it 万花筒