pivot
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The pivot in a situation is the most important thing that everything else is based on or arranged around. 中心点
Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours. 构成这个展览核心的是一大批水彩画。
2. V-I If something or someone pivots, they balance or turn on a central point. 绕支点运动
The wheels pivot for easy manoeuvring. 这些轮子绕轴转动,以方便操控。
He pivoted on his heels and walked on down the hall. 他以脚跟着地转身,沿着走廊走去。
3. N-COUNT A pivot is the pin or the central point on which something balances or turns. 枢轴; 支点
The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 这个踏板已经在轴处断裂。
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pivot /ˈpɪvət/ (pivoting,pivoted,pivots)
剑桥词典
- a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances
枢轴;支点
the central or most important person or thing in a situation
关键人物;枢纽
The former guerrilla leader has become the pivot on which the country's emerging political stability turns /revolves (= it depends on him). 前游击队领导人成了决定该国政治稳定与否的关键人物。 返回 pivot