revolve
verb /rɪˈvɒlv/
/rɪˈvɑːlv/
[intransitive]动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they revolve | /rɪˈvɒlv/ /rɪˈvɑːlv/ |
| he / she / it revolves | /rɪˈvɒlvz/ /rɪˈvɑːlvz/ |
| past simple revolved | /rɪˈvɒlvd/ /rɪˈvɑːlvd/ |
| past participle revolved | /rɪˈvɒlvd/ /rɪˈvɑːlvd/ |
| -ing form revolving | /rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/ /rɪˈvɑːlvɪŋ/ |
- to go in a circle around a central point
旋转；环绕；转动 - The fan revolved slowly.
电扇缓慢地转动着。 - The earth revolves on its axis.
地球环绕自身的轴心转动。
- The fan was revolving very slowly
风扇旋转得很慢 - All planets revolve on an axis.
所有的行星都绕着一个轴旋转。 - The ceiling fan revolved slowly overhead.
吊扇在头顶慢慢旋转。 - You can get a revolving bookstand for about $150.
你可以花150美元左右买到一个旋转书架。
Collocations DictionaryRevolve is used with these nouns as the subject:- earth
词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’. - The fan revolved slowly.