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rotate UK [rəʊ'teɪt] US ['roʊ.teɪt] verb intransitive or transitive ■to (cause to) turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point (尤指围绕一个固定点)(使)旋转,(使)转动•Rotate the handle by 180° to open the door.要想打开门,将把手旋转180度。 •The wheel rotates around an axle.轮子绕轮轴旋转。 •The satellite slowly rotates as it circles the Earth.人造卫星围绕地球旋转的同时也在缓慢自转。 intransitive or transitive ■If a job rotates or if a group of people rotate their jobs, the jobs are done at different times by different people. 轮流做;(由…)轮值;轮换 transitive ■When farmers rotate crops, they regularly change which crops they grow in a particular field. 轮作;换茬 |