rotate

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英 [rəʊˈteɪt]

美 [ˈroʊteɪt]

rotate意思解释

vt.& vi.

（使某物）旋转；

使转动；

使轮流，轮换；

交替

adj.

[植]辐状的；

有辐射部分的；

变形

过去式：rotated

过去分词：rotated

现在分词：rotating

第三人称单数：rotates

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. (使)旋转或转动 (cause to) move in circles round a central pointvt. & vi. (使)循环 (cause to) take turns or recur in a particular

英英释义

rotate

[ rəu\'teit, \'rəut-, \'rəuteit ]

v.

turn on or around an axis or a center

\"The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire\"

同义词：revolvego around

exchange on a regular basis

\"We rotate the lead soprano every night\"

cause to turn on an axis or center

同义词：circumvolve

perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

\"Interns have to rotate for a few months\"

turn outward

\"ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees\"

同义词：turn outsplayspread out

plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

\"We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil\"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词rotate crops轮种农作物rotate the cylinder使筒体旋转rotate one\'s eyes转动眼球～+副词rotate accurately准确地旋转rotate alternately交替〔轮流〕旋转rotate apparently明显地旋转rotate constantly不断地旋转rotate erratically不规律地旋转rotate freely随意地旋转～+介词rotate on绕…旋转rotate on the axis以轴为中心而旋转

同近义词辨析

whirl, turn, roll, rotate, revolve, spin, circle

这组词都有“转动、旋转”的意思，其区别是：

whirl

指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。

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。

roll

指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。

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。

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。

circle

指作圆周运动。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)The post of chairman rotates among members of the committee.**一职由委员会的成员轮流担任。Interns have to rotate for a few months.实习医生轮流工作了几个月。He rotates the handle gently.他轻轻地转动手柄。Does the earth rotate on an axis?地球是绕轴旋转的吗？