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swivel verb
⇨ spin (swivel a chair) ⇨ turn 1 (swivel on your heel) spin verb spin ♦︎ turn ♦︎ circle ♦︎ rotate ♦︎ revolve ♦︎ roll ♦︎ orbit ♦︎ whirl ♦︎ go around/round (sth) ♦︎ swivel ♦︎ twist ♦︎ twirlThese words all mean to move around a central point or to make sth do this. 这些词均表示旋转、转动、转圈。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to spin / turn / circle / rotate / revolve / roll / orbit / whirl around / round (sth)◆to spin / turn / rotate / revolve / swivel on sth◆to spin / turn / rotate / whirl faster (and faster)◆to spin / turn / rotate rapidly / quickly◆to spin / turn / circle / rotate / revolve / orbit / twist / twirl (sth) slowly■ spin (spinning, spun, spun) [intransitive, transitive] to turn round and round quickly; to make sth do this 快速旋转；使快速旋转◆The dancers spun round and round.那些舞蹈演员一圈又一圈地做旋转动作。◆The Earth spins around a central axis.地球围绕着一个中心轴旋转。◆My head was spinning (= it felt as if it was spinning round).我觉得天旋地转。◆She spun the roulette wheel one last time.她把轮盘赌轮又最后转了一次。◆Spin your partner around (= in dancing).拥着你的舞伴旋转。ⓘ With spin and the other verbs in this group, round is used especially in British English, and around especially in American English. * spin以及本组中的其他动词在英式英语中尤后接round，在美式英语中尤后接around。▸ spin noun [countable, uncountable] ◆The dance was full of twists and spins.该舞蹈中有许多扭摆和旋转动作。◆He lost everything on the spin of a roulette wheel.他把一切都输在了旋转的轮盘赌轮上。■ turn [intransitive, transitive] to move or make sth move around a central point 转动；旋转；使旋转◆The blades of the helicopter were turning slowly.直升机的旋翼在慢速旋转。◆He turned the key in the lock.他转动钥匙开锁。◆She turned the steering wheel as far as it would go.她把方向盘打到转不动为止。▸ turn noun [countable] ◆Give the handle a few turns.将把手转动几下。◆Rotate the image through a quarter turn.把这个图像翻转90度。■ circle [intransitive, transitive] to move in a circle, especially in the air （尤指在空中）盘旋，环行，转圈◆Seagulls circled around the boat.海鸥围绕着那条船盘旋。◆A small aircraft was circling overhead.一架小飞机在头顶上盘旋。◆The bell rang and the two boxers began circling each other.铃声响起，两位拳击手开始围着对方转圈。■ rotate / /rəʊˈteɪt; NAmE ˈroʊteɪt/ [intransitive, transitive] to move in a circle around a fixed central point; to make sth do this 旋转；转动；使旋转◆Make sure that the propellor can rotate freely.确保螺旋桨能够旋转无碍。◆The earth takes 24 hours to rotate on its axis.地球自转一周需要24个小时。◆Rotate the wheel through 180 degrees.把方向盘转动180度。▸ rotation noun [uncountable, countable] ◆The length of a day is based on the rotation of the earth on its axis.一天的长度是根据地球自转而定的。◆This switch controls the number of rotations per minute.这个开关控制着每分钟的转数。■ revolve /rɪˈvɒlv; NAmE rɪˈvɑːlv/ [intransitive] (rather formal) to move in a circle around a central point 旋转；环绕；转动◆People used to think that the sun revolved around the earth.过去人们以为太阳绕着地球转。◆She saw him heading towards the revolving door.她看见他朝那旋转门走过去。◆ (figurative) The world doesn't revolve around you, you know.你要知道，这个世界不是以你为中心的。▸ revolution noun [countable, uncountable] ◆The disk rotates at up to 500 revolutions per minute.该磁盘以每分钟多达500转的速度旋转。◆The revolution of the earth around the sun takes one year.地球环绕太阳公转一周需要一年时间。NOTE 辨析 Rotate or revolve?When sth rotates it usually moves around its own centre or axis (= the imaginary line through the centre of an object, around which the object turns); when sth revolves it usually moves around a point outside itself, although revolve is sometimes used in the same way as rotate. * rotate通常指物体环绕自身的中心或轴心转动；revolve通常指物体环绕自身以外的某个点转动，尽管有时revolve也可与rotate用法相同◆The ceiling fan rotated / revolved slowly overhead.吊扇在头顶上缓慢地转动。 ■ roll [intransitive, transitive] to turn over and over or round and round while remaining in the same place; to make sth do this 原地转圈；原地打转；使原地转圈◆A dog was rolling in the mud.一只狗正在泥浆里打滚。◆Her eyes rolled.她那双眼睛滴溜溜地转动。◆He was rolling a pencil between his fingers.他正用手指转动着铅笔。■ orbit [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to move in an orbit (= a curved path) around a much larger object, especially a star or planet （尤指围绕恒星或行星）沿轨道运行；围绕⋯运动◆The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.地球绕太阳一周需要一年的时间。◆Stars near the edge of the galaxy orbit more slowly.银河边缘处的恒星运行的速度较慢。 see also orbit ⇨ way noun 3 ■ whirl /wɜːl; NAmE wɜːrl/ [intransitive, transitive] (written) to move or make sb/sth move around very quickly in a circle 快速旋转；打转；使快速旋转◆Leaves whirled in the wind.落叶在风中旋转。◆He whirled her around the dance floor.他拥着她围着舞池旋转。■ ˌgo aˈround■ ˌgo ˈround■ go around sth■ go round sth phrasal verb (goes, went, gone) (especially spoken) to spin or move around in a circle 旋转；转动◆The wheel was going round and round.那轮子不停地转动着。◆He didn't even know that the earth goes around the sun!他甚至不知道地球绕着太阳转！■ swivel /ˈswɪvl/ / (-ll-, NAmE -l-) [intransitive, transitive] to turn or make sth turn around a fixed central point 旋转；转动；使旋转◆The ball should be able to swivel freely in the socket.那个球在槽里应该能自由转动。◆She swivelled her chair around to face them.她把椅子转过来朝着他们。NOTE 辨析 Rotate, revolve or swivel?When sth rotates or revolves it moves round and round in a circle, continuing in the same direction; when sth swivels it is able to move back and forth around a central point, changing direction often. * rotate或revolve指物体朝着同一方向不停地转圈；swivel指物体能绕着一个中心点来回转动，经常改变方向。■ twist [transitive] to turn sth round in a circle with your hand （用手）转动，旋转◆Try twisting the handle to the right.试着将把手向右旋转一下。◆She was nervously twisting the ring on her finger.她紧张地转动着手指上的戒指。■ twirl [transitive] (written) to make sth turn quickly and lightly round and round 使轻快地转动；使旋转◆He twirled his hat in his hand.他快速旋转着手里的帽子。 turn1 verb turn away/turn your head away 转头；扭头turn sb into a frog 把某人变成一只青蛙turn left/the cornerturn ♦︎ turn (sb/sth) around/round ♦︎ swing ♦︎ twist ♦︎ spin ♦︎ wheel ♦︎ whirl ♦︎ swivel ♦︎ pivotThese words all mean to move your body or part of your body in order to face another direction. 这些词均表示转身、扭转身体部位。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to turn / swing / twist / spin / wheel / whirl / swivel / pivot around / round◆to turn / swing / spin / wheel / whirl / swivel back / away◆to turn / turn around / swing / spin / whirl / swivel / pivot on sth◆to turn / twist / swivel your head◆to turn / turn around / swing / twist / spin / wheel / whirl around / swivel to face sb / sth◆to turn / turn around / swing / spin / wheel / whirl suddenly◆to turn / turn around / swing / spin / wheel sharply / quickly◆to turn / turn around / twist slowly■ turn [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to move your body or part of your body in order to face or start moving in a different direction 转身；扭转（身体部位）◆We turned and headed for home.我们转身朝家走去。◆He turned back to his work.他转过身继续工作。◆Anne flushed and turned her head away.安妮脸一红，把头扭向别处。◆While his back was turned I sneaked a look at his notes.他背过身时我偷看了一下他的笔记。■ ˌturn aˈround ■ ˌturn ˈround ■ ˌturn sb/sth aˈround ■ ˌturn sb/sth ˈround phrasal verb to change position or direction in order to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this （使）翻身，转身，翻转◆Turn around and let me look at you.转过身让我看看你。◆Turn your chair round.把你的椅子转过来。ⓘ In turn around/round and the other verbs in this group, round is used especially in British English, and around especially in American English. 在turn around/round和本组其他动词中，round尤用于英式英语，around尤用于美式英语。■ swing (swung, swung) [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to turn or change direction suddenly; to make sb/sth do this （使）突然转向，突然转身◆The bus swung sharply to the left.公共汽车猛地拐向左边。◆She swung around angrily, her eyes blazing.她生气地转过身，两眼怒火中烧。◆He swung the car round in a dangerous U-turn.他不顾危险一下子将车180度回转。■ twist [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to turn part of your body around while the rest stays still 扭转，转动（身体部位）◆She twisted in her chair to look.她坐在椅子上扭身来看。◆Hold your arms out to the sides and twist your upper body.保持双臂伸向两侧，转动上半身。■ spin [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to turn around quickly once; to make sb/sth do this （使）急转身，猛转回头，急转弯◆She spun on her heel and walked out.她把脚后跟一转，走了出去。◆He spun the child roughly around.他粗暴地将孩子的身子扭过来。■ wheel [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (written) to turn quickly or suddenly to face the opposite direction; to make sb/sth do this （使）迅速转身，猛然转身◆Jim wheeled back to face me.吉姆猛地回过身来，面对着我。◆He wheeled his horse around.他突然掉转马头。■ whirl / /wɜːl; NAmE wɜːrl/ [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) (written) to turn quickly or suddenly to face the opposite direction; to make sb do this （使）迅速转身，猛然转身◆She whirled on him, furious.她突然转身，愤怒地对着他。◆He grasped her wrist and whirled her back to face him.他抓住她的手腕，猛地把她扭过身来面对着他。ⓘ In this meaning whirl is only used about people; they are usually acting under a strong emotion, especially anger. 表达此义时，whirl仅用于人，通常是人在强烈情绪下，尤其是生气时的动作。■ swivel /ˈswɪvl/ / (-ll-, NAmE -l-) [intransitive, transitive] (written) to turn or move your body, eyes or head around quickly to face another direction 转身；转动（身体、眼睛或头）◆He swivelled around to look at her.他转过身来看着她。◆I swivelled my head to peer at him.我转过头端详着他。■ pivot / /ˈpɪvət/ / [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to turn or balance on a central point （使）在枢轴上旋转（或平衡）◆He pivoted on one foot and threw the ball to Gary.他单脚支撑转身，将球投给加里。◆The mechanism pivots around a central point.那个机械装置沿着中轴转动。 |