rotate

[英] [rəuˈteit] [美] [ˈrotet] 生词本

vt.& vi.

adj.

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1. V-ERG (使)旋转;(使)转动 When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement. 
  • The Earth rotates round the sun...

    地球围绕太阳转。

  • Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle.

    双手抓住自己的双脚,转动一下,以放松脚踝。

2. V-ERG (使)轮流;(使)轮换 If people or things rotate, or if someone rotates them, they take it in turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose. 
  • The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening...

    俱乐部的成员可以轮流工作,而且一个人就能做好晚上的所有准备工作。

  • They will swap posts in a year's time, according to new party rules which rotate the leadership.

    根据轮流担任领导的新政党章程,他们在一年后会轮换职位。

rotating
  • The European Union's rotating presidency passed from Sweden to Belgium.

    欧盟轮值主席国由瑞典换成了比利时。

Verb

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. exchange on a regular basis;

  • "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

3. cause to turn on an axis or center;

  • "Rotate the handle"

4. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis;

  • "Interns have to rotate for a few months"

5. turn outward;

  • "These birds can splay out their toes"
  • "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

6. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession;

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

体育

  • 1.转身
  • 2.旋转
  • 3.转动
  • 4.转体
  • 5.轮转

医学

  • 1.〔使〕转动,〔使〕旋转:使之绕轴转动

计算机

  • 1.【动】旋转,转动
1. Farmers rotate their crops so that the soil will remain fertile.
为保持土壤肥力,农民搞作物轮作。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. It is best to allow the rotor to rotate freely.
最好让转子自由旋转。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The doctor asked the patient to rotate his eyes.
医生叫病人转动一下眼球。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. This large gear turns the small one to rotate the cylinder.
这个大齿轮带动小齿轮使滚筒旋转。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. You can rotate the wheel with your hand.
你可以用手转动轮子。

来自《简明英汉词典》