pivot
pivot
noun
pivotability
noun
pivotable
adjective
语源
noun
- the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates
（机械装置围绕其旋转或振荡的）中心点；轴销；心轴；枢轴
■[usu. in sing.]a person or thing that plays a central part in an activity or organization
（活动或组织中的）中心人物，关键人物；中心，要点
the pivot of community life was the chapel.
社区生活的中心是教堂。
■the man or men about whom a body of troops wheels
基准兵；基准部队
■(亦作 pivotman)(chiefly N. Amer.)a player in a central position in a team sport
(主北美)中锋
■(Basketball)a movement in which the player holding the ball may move in any direction with one foot, while keeping the other (the pivot foot) in contact with the floor
(篮球)持球转身策应
- [no obj.]turn on or as if on a pivot
绕…旋转，以…为轴转动
the axles pivoted about the motors.
车轴绕着电动机旋转。
he swung round, pivoting on his heel.
他以脚后跟为轴转过身来。
■(pivot on)(figurative)depend on
(喻)取决于，随…转移
the government's reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister.
政府的反应取决于首相的答复。
■[with obj.]provide (a mechanism) with a pivot; fix (a mechanism) on a pivot
（为机械装置）提供枢轴；固定在枢轴上
[as adj. pivoted]a pivoted bracket.
装有枢轴的托架。
pivotability
noun
pivotable
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from French, probably from the root of dialect pue 'tooth of a comb' and Spanish pu(y)a 'point'. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent
考试词汇表
