pivot

美['pɪvət] 英['pɪvət]

n. 枢；中心；旋转

adj. 在枢轴上转动的；关键的

vt. 装枢轴于；以 ... 为中心

vi. 在枢轴上转动

形容词：pivotable 过去式：pivoted 过去分词：pivoted 现在分词：pivoting 第三人称单数：pivots

近义词：swivel，rotate，swing，turn，twist，whirl，wheel，hinge，gyrate，axle，axis，spindle，reel，spool，fulcrum，spin，revolve，connection，centre，twirl，roll，circle，wind，pin，pivotman，

英英释义

Noun

the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot;
"the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

Verb

turn on a pivot

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用作名词(n.)

A grasping device consisting of two arms joined at one end by a pivot or hingelike scissors.钳，火钳一种用来抓取的工具，由通过枢轴或枢状剪结合于一端的两臂组成
Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.女儿是他们生活的中心。
West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult.因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过。
Place a pivot pin into the pivot point.把大头针扎在旋转点上。

用作形容词(adj.)

The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。
That is the pivot of the whole argument.这是整个论据的关键。

用作及物动词(vt.)

The whole discussion pivots on this one point.整个讨论内容均以此为中心。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。

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