| 单词 | pivot |
| 释义 | pivot n 1 central point, pin or shaft on which sth turns 中心点; 支点; 枢; 枢轴. 2 (fig 比喻) central or most important person or thing 中心的或最重要的人或事物 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, 所以退休後的日子很不好过. That is the pivot of the whole argument. 这是整个论据的关键. =>illus at scale 见scale插图. pivot, v 1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) turn (as) on a pivot （似）在枢轴上转动 The doll pivots at the waist and neck. 那洋娃娃的腰和颈可以转动. She pivoted on her heels and swept out. 她一转身, 匆匆走了出去. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] provide (sth) with a pivot; mount on a pivot 给（某物）安枢轴; 装於枢轴上. 2 (phr v) pivot on sth(no passive 不用於被动语态) (of an argument, etc) dependon sth central or essential; hinge on sth （指论证等）取决於某中心或要点, 随某事物而转移 The whole discussion pivots on this one point. 整个讨论内容均以此点为准. |
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