revolve
英 [rɪ'vɒlv]
美[rɪ'vɔlv]
- vi. 旋转；循环出现；反复考虑
- vt. 使…旋转；使…循环；反复考虑
- n. 旋转；循环；旋转舞台
词态变化
第三人称单数: revolves;过去式: revolved;过去分词: revolved;现在分词: revolving;
中文词源
revolve 旋转，转动，环绕
re-,向后，往回，再次，-volv,转动，词源同 devolve,evolve,involve.
英英释意
- 1. turn on or around an axis or a center;
- "The Earth revolves around the Sun"
- "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
- 2. move in an orbit;
- "The moon orbits around the Earth"
- "The planets are orbiting the sun"
- "electrons orbit the nucleus"
- 3. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis;
- "She rolled the ball"
- "They rolled their eyes at his words"
英文词源
- revolve (v.)
- late 14c., "to change direction, bend around, turn (the eyes) back," from Old French revolver and directly from Latin revolvere "roll back, unroll, unwind; happen again, return; go over, repeat," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). In 15c., "to turn over (in the mind or heart), meditate." Meaning "travel around a central point" first recorded 1660s (earlier "cause to travel in an orbit around a central point," mid-15c.). Related: Revolved; revolving.
同义词辨析
rotate, revolve, roll, spin, turn, whirl, circle
这些动词均有"转动，旋转"之意。
rotate： 侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。
revolve： 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。
roll： 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。
spin： 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。
turn： 普通用词，中性，含义不确切，可指作一个圆周运动或连续地作圆周运动，也可指仅是沿圆的弧形转动。
whirl： 指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。
circle： 指作圆周运动。
考试真题
- What counts as meaningful uploading? My definition revolves around the concept of.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- The fan revolved slowly.
- 电扇缓慢地转动着。
牛津词典
- The earth revolves on its axis.
- 地球环绕自身的轴心转动。
牛津词典
- The earth revolves around the sun.
- 地球绕太阳公转。
牛津词典
- His whole life revolves around surfing.
- 他一生都在做与冲浪相关的事。
牛津词典
- She thinks that the world revolves around her.
- 她以为整个世界都以她为中心。
牛津词典
- The discussion revolved around the question of changing the club's name.
- 讨论的中心问题是改变俱乐部的名称。
牛津词典
- Since childhood, her life has revolved around tennis...
- 从孩童时期开始，她的生活就以网球为中心。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This plot revolves around a youngster who is shown various stages of his life.
- 这个故事情节围绕着一个年轻人展开，描述了他人生的各个阶段。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques...
- 这场争论的焦点是具体的会计技术。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The conversation revolved around the terrible condition of the road.
- 这次对话主要讨论这条路的糟糕路况。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The satellite revolves around the Earth once every hundred minutes.
- 这颗人造卫星每100分钟围绕地球旋转一周。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Overhead, the fan revolved slowly...
- 风扇在头顶上缓缓地转动着。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Monica picked up her Biro and revolved it between her teeth.
- 莫妮卡拿起她的伯罗圆珠笔，放在牙齿间转动着。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Religions revolve madly round sexual questions.
- 种种宗教,都在性问题的周围疯狂地团团转.
期刊摘选
- Earth is one of nine planets which revolve around the sun.
- 地球是围绕太阳旋转的九个行星之一.
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- Decisional roles is managerial roles that revolve around making choices.
- 决策制定角色是为组织做决定的管理角色.
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- The wheels began to revolve slowly.
- 车轮开始慢慢转动.
辞典例句
- Planets revolve about the sun and rotate on their axis.
- 行星在围绕太阳旋转的同时,也绕着它们的自转轴自转.
辞典例句
- It takes Mars about two years to revolve completely around the Sun.
- 火星绕太阳一周大约要两年的时间.
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- A binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other.
- 双子星是两颗互相围绕对方旋转的星体组成的星系.
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- It is important to revolve around the information they needed.
- 能够不断地为客户提供需求方面的解答是非常重要的.
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- Your resources here revolve around manpower , munitions, and fuel.
- 在游戏中你需关注的资源包括人力 、 军需品和燃料.
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- The world does not revolve on an axis.
- 这个世界不是围绕一个轴转动的. (暗含不要以自我为中心?)
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- My entire world seems to revolve around napping, television and lasagna.
- 偶的整个世界似乎只有打盹, 看电视,吃意大利面.
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- Some even revolve around the family.
- 还有另一些是家庭之间的友谊.
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- Do not revolve the past.
- 不要反复思量过往的事情.
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- As many visitors might expect, Qingdao's culinary specialties revolve around seafood.
- 徐:正如很多客人所想的那样, 青岛的烹饪特色以海味为主.
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