2[singular] used to say that the people involved in a situation, organization etc change often 频繁的人员流动
The park director position has been a revolving door for seven appointees.
公园主管一职已经接连换了七个人。
3[singular] used to say that people return to a situation, position etc often, but usually for a different reason 旋转门〔用于表示常常有人出于另外的原因而回到某种情形或某个位置〕
This could mean that we end up with a revolving door Congress, in which former members return as lobbyists.
这可能意味着我们的国会最后成了一道旋转门,前任议员再度返回,摇身一变成了说客。
Examples from the Corpus
revolving door• Termlimits could mean that we end up with a revolving doorCongress, in which former members return as lobbyists.• Under Treadwell, the Drifters were hired hands to be ushered in and out of his revolving door.• She joins a government-media revolving door.• She walked through the revolving door into the lobby.• The revolving door between government and think-tanks is well-established.• The revolving door has begun to rotate.