['pɪvət]['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
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自古法语pivot,绞链,门合页。引申词义中心,枢轴,核心等。
      noun(名词)
      1. 枢轴;支点
      2. 关键人物;枢纽
      verb(动词)
      1. 转动;扭曲

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 枢轴;支点
    2. 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。

    verb(动词)
    1. 转动;扭曲

      She pivots her left foot.

      她扭了左脚。

      He pivoted on his heels and headed out.

      他脚跟一转,向外走去。

      Future deals will pivot on (= depend on) easing commercial conflicts.

      未来的协议将取决于疏缓商业冲突。

    小知识

    To pivot is to turn or rotate, like a hinge. Or a basketball player pivoting back and forth on one foot to protect the ball.

    When you're not talking about a type of swiveling movement, you can use pivot to mean the one central thing that something depends upon. The central pivot of your student government campaign, for example, might be longer recess time. Or your plans to go to the beach this weekend could pivot upon whether it rains, as the weather channel has predicted, or gets surprisingly sunny.

    实用短语

    1. pivot element

    2. center pivot

      置中枢轴点,

    3. pivot table

      数据透视表,枢纽分析表,透视表,枢纽表

    4. pivot point

      轴心点,

    5. pivot bearing

    6. reverse pivot

      左轴转,左轴心转,反轴转

    7. ball pivot

      钢球支枢,球面枢轴,球头螺钉

    8. pivot to asia

      重返亚洲,转向亚洲,轴心转向亚洲

    9. pivot pin

      中心承枢,心轴销

    常用短语

    1. pivot point

      枢轴点,旋转点;支点,枢心;轴心点

    2. pivot pin

      中心承枢;中心销钉;枢轴销

    3. pivot table

      数据透视表

    单词用法

    词组短语
    pivot point枢轴点,旋转点;支点,枢心;轴心点;pivot pin中心承枢;中心销钉;枢轴销

    同义词

    vi.旋转

    rotate  /  wheel  /  turn  /  swing  /  swivel  /  gyrate

    其他释义

    swivel  /  twist  /  twirl  /  connection  /  roll  /  gyrate  /  wheel  /  centre  /  circle  /  whirl  /  swing  /  turn  /  rotate

    同根词

    词根:pivot

    adj.

    pivotal关键的;中枢的;枢轴的

    n.

    pivotal关键事物;中心事物