pivot

英 ['pɪvət] 美 ['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

英英释义

Noun:

1. the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

2. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

3. the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot;

   "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
   

Verb:

1. turn on a pivot

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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
2. Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.
   女儿是他们生活的中心。
3. West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.
   西非是可可豆贸易的中心。
4. 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。
5. Place a pivot pin into the pivot point.
   把大头针扎在旋转点上。

用作形容词 (adj.)

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

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. 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.)

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

经典引文

• One pivot of each wheel.

  出自： E. Bruton

• He turned his..head on the pivot of his neck.

  出自： J. C. Powys

• Scott's romances..are pivoted on..public interests.

  出自： R. H. Hutton

词汇搭配

• pivot on 依 ... 而定
• pivot pier 开合桥跨墩
• pivot grammar 基础语法
• gate pivot 闸门枢轴
• pivot point 支点
• pivot journal 枢轴颈,轴节...
• pivot pin 主销,枢销
• ball pivot 球面枢轴,滚珠支枢...
• pivot bridge 平旋桥,开合桥...
• fixed pivot 支点,支枢
• pivot hinge 枢铰,尖铀铰链...
• pivot axis 枢轴线,旋转轴...
• pivot bearing 枢轴承,摆动支座,中...
• spring pivot 弹簧支枢
• knuckle pivot 转向节
• pivot man 接球后转身作第二传的...
• pivot bolt 主销,枢轴螺栓,轴枢...
• pivot joint 环枢关节,车轴关节...
• pillow pivot 球面中心支枢...
• pivot suspension 枢轴支承

近反义词

【近义词】

• swivel 转换仪器
• rotate 轮流
• swing 摇摆
• turn 翻转
• twist 缠绕
• whirl 使 ... 旋转
• wheel 方向盘
• hinge 铰链
• gyrate 旋涡状的
• axle 轮轴
• axis 轴
• spindle 纺锤
• reel 卷
• spool 线轴
• fulcrum （杠杆的）支点...
• spin (使)旋转
• revolve 旋转
• connection 联系
• centre 中心
• twirl 快速转动
• roll 卷
• circle 圆圈
• wind 风
• pin 别针（大头针）...
• pivot man 接球后转身作第二传的队员...