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pivot 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 (1) 女儿是他们生活的中心。(2) 西非是可可豆贸易的中心。(3) 因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过。(4) 把大头针扎在旋转点上。(5) 技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。(6) 这是整个论据的关键。(7) 整个讨论内容均以此为中心。(8) 技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。 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.

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英 ['pɪvət] 美 ['pɪvət] (1) Their daughter was the pivot of their lives.(2) West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade.(3) Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult.(4) Place a pivot pin into the pivot point.(5) The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.(6) That is the pivot of the whole argument.(7) The whole discussion pivots on this one point.(8) The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts. 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. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]中枢；枢纽；要点；中心点 The pivot in a situation is the most important thing which everything else is based on or arranged around.   [usu the N in sing]Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.整个展览的重点是一大组水彩画。2[VERB 动词]在枢轴上转动 If something pivots, it balances or turns on a central point.   [V prep/adv]  [V n prep]The boat pivoted on its central axis and pointed straight at the harbour entrance...小船原地掉过头来，直指海港入口。She pivots gracefully on the stage...她在舞台上优雅地旋转。He pivoted his whole body through ninety degrees.他整个身体转过90度。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]枢轴；支点 A pivot is the pin or the central point on which something balances or turns.   [usu sing]The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.踏板在枢轴处断裂了。相关词组：pivot on

英语单词	pivot
英美音标	英 ['pɪvət] 美 ['pɪvət]
中文释义	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
英语例句	(1) Their daughter was the pivot of their lives. (2) West Africa was the pivot of the cocoa trade. (3) Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult. (4) Place a pivot pin into the pivot point. (5) The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts. (6) That is the pivot of the whole argument. (7) The whole discussion pivots on this one point. (8) The technicians mounted the arms onto the pivot shafts.
中文例句	(1) 女儿是他们生活的中心。 (2) 西非是可可豆贸易的中心。 (3) 因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过。 (4) 把大头针扎在旋转点上。 (5) 技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。 (6) 这是整个论据的关键。 (7) 整个讨论内容均以此为中心。 (8) 技工将雨刷臂安装在枢轴上。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]中枢；枢纽；要点；中心点 The pivot in a situation is the most important thing which everything else is based on or arranged around. [usu the N in sing] Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours. 整个展览的重点是一大组水彩画。 2 [VERB 动词]在枢轴上转动 If something pivots, it balances or turns on a central point. [V prep/adv] [V n prep] The boat pivoted on its central axis and pointed straight at the harbour entrance... 小船原地掉过头来，直指海港入口。 She pivots gracefully on the stage... 她在舞台上优雅地旋转。 He pivoted his whole body through ninety degrees. 他整个身体转过90度。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]枢轴；支点 A pivot is the pin or the central point on which something balances or turns. [usu sing] The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 踏板在枢轴处断裂了。相关词组： pivot on

Pivot Central Point Pin Technicians Mounted Arms Shafts