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Pivotal Moment Life Role Success Zone Important Point

英语单词 pivotal
英美音标 英 ['pɪvətl] 美 ['pɪvətl]
中文释义 adj.重要的;关键的;轴的
英语例句 (1) It was a pivotal moment in her life.
(2) Stomach is the pivotal organ of digestive system.
(3) Love plays a pivotal role on out life.
(4) Standards are pivotal to the success of digital wallets.
(5) The slope-break zone is a pivotal zone of depositional physiognomy.
中文例句 (1) 那是她一生中重要的时刻。
(2) 胃是重要的消化系统器官之一。
(3) 爱在我们的生活中扮演重要的角色。
(4) 标准化是数字钱包能否成功的关键。
(5) 坡折带是沉积地貌突变的古构造枢纽带。
vocabulary简明 High school graduation is a pivotal moment in most people's lives — an important point that signifies a shift in direction.
vocabulary扩展 You see the word pivot in pivotal. That is because when something is pivotal, it is central, and everything related to the topic turns or depends on it. An election can be a pivotal moment in a nation's history if the direction the country takes depends on it. Your belief in reincarnation may be pivotal to how you treat animals. Pivotal means important, but it has the sense of centrality and turning.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]中枢的;关键的 A pivotal role, point or figure in something is one that is very important and affects the success of that thing.
  • The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system...

    上诉法院在英格兰司法体系中起着中心作用。

  • The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's political history.

    这一选举可能成为哥伦比亚政治史上关键的一次。

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