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1. N-COUNT 中枢；枢纽；要点；中心点 The pivot in a situation is the most important thing which everything else is based on or arranged around. 

  • Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.

    整个展览的重点是一大组水彩画。

2. VERB 在枢轴上转动 If something pivots, it balances or turns on a central point. 

  • The boat pivoted on its central axis and pointed straight at the harbour entrance...

    小船原地掉过头来，直指海港入口。

  • She pivots gracefully on the stage...

    她在舞台上优雅地旋转。

  • He pivoted his whole body through ninety degrees.

    他整个身体转过90度。

3. N-COUNT 枢轴；支点 A pivot is the pin or the central point on which something balances or turns. 

  • The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.

    踏板在枢轴处断裂了。

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pivot on 
1. The novel pivots around a long conversation between two characters.
这部小说是以两个人物的对话为中心展开的。

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2. The success of the project pivots on investment from abroad.
这个工程的成功主要依靠外来投资。

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